For years, companies and doctors downplayed the side effects but I'm not sure that's true anymore.
Also, most people who use SSRIs do not experience permanent side effects once they get off them (though some do). The thing about SSRIs is that, at the end of the day, the data is based on whether patients like them and they largely do.
I'm also not sure I buy your argument about dogs. Dogs can't consent to any medical intervention and they certainly can't consent to being neutered and euthanized, both of which are widely practiced. SSRIs seem less egregious than that.
Also, most people who use SSRIs do not experience permanent side effects once they get off them (though some do). The thing about SSRIs is that, at the end of the day, the data is based on whether patients like them and they largely do.
I'm also not sure I buy your argument about dogs. Dogs can't consent to any medical intervention and they certainly can't consent to being neutered and euthanized, both of which are widely practiced. SSRIs seem less egregious than that.