Does anyone have experience with anti-depressants altering someone's personality?

Question

Specifically causing them to purchase items or behave erratically?

This has happened to an employee; he came into work shaking and totally spaced out.

Answer 1

anti-depressants are SUPPOSED to change the personality, it is what they are for. However, if the alteration leads to abberant behavior as you describe, then that person is on the wrong med and needs to be re-assessed by her/his doctor.

Answer 2

Buying things, no, but acting weird, yes. When ever you try to control emotions, a natural thing, with the use of chemicals, an unnatural thing, there will be issues. I dated a girl who was in depression and when she was on meds it was like she was someone else. Where I think some rare cases of depression may need medication, I think a lot of these so called doctors over prescribe meds when they are not needed. The sure fire way to get out of depression is to quit surrounding yourself with negative things and people and find positive things to focus your life on. People turn into what they hang around all the time. You don't see recovered alcoholics hanging out in bars do you? If this is you or someone you love do them a favor and ween them off of those meds that are just hiding the problem and make them or yourself start to face these issues and eliminate them. Take an aggressive approach and quit coddling. Things may get worse before they get better, but whatever doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Good luck!

Answer 3

Anti-depressants can really alter someones personality. Thats why there is such a variety of them, you have to find the one that works best to help with whatever your dealing with and causes the least amount of side effects (ie erratic behavior)

Answer 4

relies upon on the antidepressant, at times, no longer continually, a individual will react greater to precise drugs, in simple terms as some human beings react much less to drugs. Many antidepressants concentration on making the recommendations respond greater or much less to precise chemical ingredients that are already modern in the recommendations, in maximum human beings this could impression temper specially and secondary advantages which comprise concentration and reminiscence advancements by way of fact the melancholy indications substitute. they might reason temper swings, tiredness and percieved differences in character - melancholy is a persistent subject, so I placed percieved differences as at times you in basic terms get used to seeing somebody a definite way devoid of realising they're sick, eliminate some indications and that they are in a place to look fairly diverse. if your dad has problems together with his medicine then he can fairly talk it together with his gp. there are assorted horror thoughts approximately anti-depressants which incorporates ones that crop up in womenes magazines that dissuade people who desire the help to take it. all and sundry is diverse and at times it takes a at the same time as to discover the best suited drug on the best suited dose. it fairly is a technique, besides the undeniable fact that it is not that drastic.

Answer 5

I haven't had that particular problem with them, but if my sister goes off of them she'll behave horribly. I was on Lexapro for anxiety, and I became cold and heartless... the complete opposite of who I usually am. Try another anti-depressant and see if u can't fix the problem.

Answer 6

anti-depressants are mood altering drugs...



If the person is taking medicine for RLS((restless leg syndrome) whatever meds they give for those may spike in erratic financial behavior..



oddly enough... this fascinates me LOL

Answer 7

If this is occurring then you have likely recently gotten on these meds and are experiencing a dramatic manic swing as your body attempts to balance the chemicals in your brain. It is a common side affect.

Answer 8

Yes, anti-depressants release serotonin to the brain, which causes it to think more rapidly. This could be an explanation...

Answer 9

any kind of addiction especially pills will lead to stealing and behavior problems

Answer 10

don't mess with those unless you see a doctor