I am so glad I am not alone! Until having sinus surgery I was plagued with chronic sinus infections for which my doctor would prescribe an antibiotic, along with prednisone to bring the sinus swelling down. I had attributed my elevated mood to just being happy to breathe again. Fast forward a year and half post-surgery and I found myself with an infected sinus polyp. So back I went on the meds, this time on a different antibiotic but same steroid. Since I was felt decent going into it, I could tell immediately that the steroid was the reason for my mental clarity and better mood - because literally within 2 days of finishing it (but remaining on the antibiotic) I came down ... hard. I really never gave much credence to a pill's ability to make you happier (in college I was prescribed Prozac and never felt worse in my life) but there is definitely something to this. Many thanks to the OP and the commenter who made the dopamine connection. You have opened my eyes!
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I am so glad I am not alone! Until having sinus surgery I was plagued with chronic sinus infections for which my doctor would prescribe an antibiotic, along with prednisone to bring the sinus swelling down. I had attributed my elevated mood to just being happy to breathe again. Fast forward a year and half post-surgery and I found myself with an infected sinus polyp. So back I went on the meds, this time on a different antibiotic but same steroid. Since I was felt decent going into it, I could tell immediately that the steroid was the reason for my mental clarity and better mood - because literally within 2 days of finishing it (but remaining on the antibiotic) I came down ... hard. I really never gave much credence to a pill's ability to make you happier (in college I was prescribed Prozac and never felt worse in my life) but there is definitely something to this. Many thanks to the OP and the commenter who made the dopamine connection. You have opened my eyes!
July 27, 2015 - 8:11amThis Comment
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