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Drug may boost motivation for people with depression (www.futurity.org)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Is this not how most depression medicines work?

I thought that's why they all have warnings about increased thoughts of suicide, and why some doctors hesitate to prescribe: the meds might give someone in a bad place just enough of a push to get moving that they follow through with suicide.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Similar aims, different mechanisms of action, but largely yes: https://health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/modern-treatments/antidepressants-warnings-suicidal-thoughts.htm