SSRIs and Emotional Blunting | Mechanisms of Emotional Blunting and Treatment | Dr Rege
A common side effect experienced by patients on SSRIs and SNRIs is emotional blunting. SSRIs impact a range of emotions, both positively and negatively.
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Dr Sanil Rege, Consultant Psychiatrist explains the impact of SSRIs on emotions, the mechanisms of emotional blunting and how to address emotional blunting.
00:00 - Intro
01:22 - 7 emotional changes with SSRIs
05:37 - Mechanism of emotional blunting with SSRIs
06:43 - FMRI Study of changes in the brain on SSRI
09:57 - How to treat emotional blunting with SSRIs
Dr Rege discusses the 7 descriptors of emotional changes described by patients on SSRIs.
Further, the video covers the impact of SSRIs on various parts of the brain causing emotional blunting.
Treatment modalities may include prevention using non-serotonergic antidepressants such as mirtazapine, agomelatine, bupropion etc.
Augmentation strategies can be used under supervision.
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