There’s a lot of focus on negatives in comments. I will say ssris probably saved my life and I have had zero side effects to date. It’s easy to say “just suck it up and power through it”. That advice can kill people
I just think there's a lot of fud around this and I have friends who have never taken them that were very ready to jump in on the discussion about how they destroy lives.
1. Those who have directly experienced negative outcomes from SSRIs or observed negative outcomes in people they care about
2. Those who feel that the medical establishment should more loudly caution about the side effects of SSRIs
3. Those making something tantamount to claims that depression is a natural phenomenon which has been collectively constructed as a mental illness
For (1) and (2) I have only compassion and modest disagreement. For (3), I have nothing but disdain.