Do antidepressants make you stupider?

curious as ive bought some prozac online and im not sure if its real or not.
been depressed for years and never taken them before, so I had no idea what to expect but ive been making loads of spelling mistakes online and in work, forgetting little things and ive not been able to answer basic questions I know the answers too without thinking really hard on the answers.

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It might be a placebo effect but increased seratonin actually makes your focus sharper in my expierence

It doesn't make you retarded but it does numb you and alter your state of mind. And that's without counting the SSRIs effect on your serotonin receptors, not unlike hard drugs changing your brain. It doesn't even cure the condition, it just treats the symptoms, so you pretty much need them for the rest of your life unless you attack the cause.

So I might be eating rat poison?
Its been over a week now and I dont feel any different, still going through the same routines, except now also braindead

you have to be stupid to buy prozac online.
tehse drugs affect everyone differently

Ok, im going to stop in that case, I just wanted something that will stop me lying in bed for 22 hours a day when im not working, or even just make me less terrified of going to work on the other days, even though its only part time and I dont see anyone there ever, its unbearable thinking about it.
I earn enough money to pay my rent, council tax and all my bills, then get left with 2pound a day for food and everything else lol. I cant face working more, cant face going to a doctor for a couple of pound extra per month, was honeless a while ago and cant face living with smackheads in a shelter again.
Just want pills that will help me get up and do things, I havent seen daylight in over a week (work nights)

how long should it take to have a positive effect?
or should I just throw them away

please reply to me, ive nowhere else to ask

You need to take adderall or something then. I have never taken antidepressants but my understanding is it's sort of a permanent thing. I would never take them unless I was legit worried I might kill myself or freak out of w/e

Id rather kms myself than live with this constant foggy brain.
suppose ill chuck them and just carry on lying in bed all day staring at the wall

Well just smoke weed if thats all you're trying to do. it makes doing nothing more entertaining and doesn't have absurdly damaging side effects like drinking every day does. Especially if you vape it or just eat edibles

how long have you been taking it?
I had fog for about a week at first, but then it went away

i did prozac for a year and it didn't do much for me, OP
i've been on paxl for like 3 years and its good. it 'numbs' me a little bit, and enables me to think about shit i'm interested in like rockets or computers or whatever. its like it numbs the negative thoughts about 90%.

yeah they dull the brain and stop you from thinking about anything

They're supposed to take nearly a month to properly take effect, but honestly you're playing with fire with online stuff. What cunt are you in? Surely you'll get some free medical assistance with the absolute state you're in? Or at least try get yourself checked into a mental hospital.

they caused brain fog/disorientation initially, but the depression without treatment was doing far more damage to my ability to think
if the cognitive side effects don't lessen in a week or two, stop taking prozac and try something else

Try stimulants like coffee or adderall when you're feeling down, and try to diversify what you do outside of work, that will probably help

the uk.
the doctors is about 200 yards away from me but i cant bring myself to go over, been meaning to for 2 years but ive no idea what to even say to them to get across just how fucked up i am.
like i said earlier i was homesless before and living in a shelter, then supported housing with cameras all over the place, felt like i was already dead there despite it all supposed to be for suicide prevention.
doing the sums, even if i went on bennies id be about 20 a week better off and i wouldnt have to face work anymore but then it would also mean id go from having 1 reason to leave the flat to 0 reasons to leave the flat.
also the way i felt when i was homeless with no income at all was about the lowest i have ever felt, even when i was on some benefits after getting council help for a couple of months i felt even worse than i do now, not having even a glimmer of hope to cling on to that things might get better. at least with what i do now i feel like itd be easier to go get another job.

the underlying problem is my imagination and the future, i see zero positive change in my life ahead, the last time i wasnt depressed was when i was working full time in a job i was able to save money with, the extra money i was able to spend on investing in biz shitcoins etc that although never went anywhere, it meant for more positive thoughts on whats to come.
so i know what i need to do to fix myself and numbing my brain sounds like the worst idea if the true way out is actively doing things that will better myself.

i think taking the meds, even if i go get real ones and from what im reading online now, would only be kicking the can further down the road and making it even harder to fix the real problem.

What you need is modafnil. It's the kind of thing prescribed to night shifters to keep them alert, focused and awake. You can order that online from safe places easily.

Just read up on the few side effects there are so you dont do anything stupid with it, like take too much, take it before bed, or take it without being well hydrated.

i dont want taking them to last the rest of my life though.
ive read positive stories about people who start on anti depressants and then use the extra energy to go on and do something real to improve their situation, i suppose if i stay focused on WHY i take them ill avoid becoming a britfeel tier zombie, which if i can do will mean i shouldnt have fear about going to the doctors for real stuff.

will look into it.
lets see

go to the doctor you daft twat. tell them you're depressed and have suicidal ideations. they'll give you a form to fill in rating how depressed you are, see you for 5 minutes and send you off with a prescription for a sensible dosage of genuine tablets. if you're on the dole or low income then you'll get your prescriptions free. antidepressant tablets won't fix you but they will level you out and make you give less of a fuck so that you're in a better position to fix yourself.
the doc might diagnose you with bipolar or whatever too, so better to go to them than try to diagnose yourself.
i know that this is normie as fuck advice, but these will help:
>regular exercise. it can be as simple as going for a half hour walk every day
>fix your diet. eat a vegetable now and again, drink plenty of water. vitamin d3 may help
>fix your sleep. a walk before bed will help you get to sleep. put your phone/laptop down in bed and try for as close to 8 hours as you can
>do some sort of social activity. men's mental health groups give you a chance to vent, share advice, and realize that you're not the only person going through it. they'll also be able to refer you to other places that can help
>stop or cut down drink and drugs
i'm going to bed but add me on kik if you wanna talk more tomorrow jabd9873

>regular exercise. it can be as simple as going for a half hour walk every day
i need to do this one
>fix your diet. eat a vegetable now and again, drink plenty of water. vitamin d3 may help
eat tomatos, onions and leek almost every day, ive a virtually mono-diet being forced on me with no cash, no kebabs or junk food etc cant afford it even if i wanted to
>fix your sleep. a walk before bed will help you get to sleep. put your phone/laptop down in bed and try for as close to 8 hours as you can
16hours not ok then? i do need to fix the problem, having something else to do would help
>do some sort of social activity. men's mental health groups give you a chance to vent, share advice, and realize that you're not the only person going through it. they'll also be able to refer you to other places that can help
i really really dont want to socialise these problems at all, ive seen the damage its done to people online over the years and more telling in person when i was coming out of homelessness. when i say socialise, i mean i dont want being depressed/suicidal to be rewarded with social contact, ive seen first hand the damage it can do to some, it can consume people, any sort of silence or need to reach out to somebody means they begin focusing on dangerous thoughts.
i can give you real life examples of what im talking about but we see it on this board all the time, theres obviously lonely and bored people who go fishing for (You)'s by dreaming up a fucked and depressing question or scenario, its the thirst for delicious yous that drives it rather than whatever theyve dreamed up to talk about, ive seen the long term damage it can do to people in perpetuating the situation, it becomes almost a lifestyle.
i dont want to be depressed, i dont want depressed friends, its why i dont want to go on bennies at all, i want to be cured instead of sedated. joining a mens group or whatever is sedation.

last one..

>stop or cut down drink and drugs
dont do either, i dont even smoke anymore, couldnt afford it even if i wanted to.