Mental health medications can be lifesaving when used correctly.
But they are sometimes prescribed too quickly, without lifestyle changes or follow-up.
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Emotional numbness
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Weight gain
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Sexual dysfunction
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Difficulty stopping the medication later
Medication should be part of a plan, not a lifelong default.
Why Patients Are Rarely Warned
Many side effects don’t appear immediately.
They develop slowly—over months or years.
By the time symptoms show up, most people never connect them to the medication they’ve been taking “safely” for a long time.
“That’s just aging.”
Often, it’s not.