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    antidepressants - improve brain functioning

    Is there anyone who has taken a SSRI type antidepressant and actually found any benefit? It seems from what I read that most people with me/cfs have an adverse reaction to them. When I tried fluoxetine ( Prozac) , within 20 minutes or so I was barely able to move. My partner helped me to get to...