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This is a valid point. For what it's worth, I do notice an immediate and marked decline in my mental functioning if I ever forget a dose or skip one. It's subtle, but I've had it happen several times where I forgot to take it and then, like 12 hours later, realize I've been way more anxious than I normally am. I am suspicious that this is just a withdrawl -- let's call it what it is, and not use euphemisms like "discontinuation syndrome" -- that I would recover from if correctly tapered off. That's why I haven't discontinued the medication at this point.
However, I don't notice an overall difference in mood now vs before I started medication. I think the emotional blunting probably has some impact in "taking the edge off," but not enough for it to be a major improvement that helps me function more normally. I don't think it's pure placebo, but I also don't think the size of the effect is large enough for it to be worth the drug dependence and side effects.
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