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well, it's amazing what you can do when you actually have enough neurotransmitters in your brain!

This notion of chemical imbalance in the brain is wrong/misleading by the way.[0]

The fact that two efficacious classes of medications exert opposing effects on serotonin levels raises questions concerning a simplistic chemical imbalance model.

[0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522609/

Decent point. Have an upvote. I guess I'll just go with "when your brain is working properly", then.

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