What Is Amotivational Syndrome?

What Is Amotivational Syndrome?

Amotivational综合征是一种精神病症，其特征是人格，情感和认知功能的变化。

一个有这种情况的人会经历一个注意力不集中和活度，冷漠和糟糕的记忆。该病症在20世纪60年代首次观察到的人大麻使用的历史悠久。

它已与其他人的使用相关联psychoactive drugssuch asmethamphetamines和一些非处方咳嗽糖浆。

If you’ve been feeling unmotivated and uninterested in things that would usually bring you joy, you might be living with this condition.

琥珀酸综合征症状

氨态综合征的症状与抑郁症类似，这就是为什么条件有时会被误诊为沮丧。

The most common symptoms of amotivational syndrome include apathy and emotional bluntness.

这种情况通常发生的其他症状包括：

• 短期amnesia
• Being unable to concentrate on tasks
• 毫不希望
• 社交隔离
• Loss of ambition

识别琥珀酸综合征

很多症状症状的抑郁症的症状，这就是为什么它有时会被误导为抑郁症。一些研究表明，琥珀综合征影响大脑的额叶。

额叶是大脑的一部分负责：

• 做决定
• Regulating our emotions
• 做决定
• 认知功能

最早的琥珀酸综合征的迹象是冷漠的迹象。冷漠的迹象包括：

• Short and long-term memory loss
• 表现出缺乏情感
• Inability to focus on activities that need high concentration

Causes

没有确定性研究，指出了琥珀综合征的确切原因。一些研究人员已经将条件联系起来过度使用大麻。

选择性血清素再摄取抑制剂（SSRIS）也可能导致琥珀综合征。SSRI是一种常见的抗抑郁药类型。它们通常用于治疗抑郁症，包括Zoloft和Prozac等药物。

还有几份关于使用精神活性物质如甲基苯丙胺，一些过于反击咳嗽糖浆和溶剂，导致散态综合征。

The syndrome is considered to be one of the most common psychiatric conditions to occur in people who have a history of using psychoactive substances.

Psychoactive substances are considered to be any drugs or substances that alter the way your brain works.

Types

大麻琥珀酸综合征和SSRI诱发的氨化综合征是其两个最常见的条件类型。

Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome

常见的综合征首先观察到频繁使用大麻的人之间观察到。然而，大麻使用和琥珀综合征之间的联系仍然是争议和辩论的来源。

虽然一些研究表明，大麻的频繁使用者最有可能体验琥珀综合征，但其他人认为，大麻不对这种情况负责，休闲药物实际上导致其用户的福祉增加。

One study on the link between marijuana and amotivational syndrome proposes that chronic marijuana users who experience a severe lack of motivation might already have depression and that amotivational syndrome symptoms might only be a manifestation of their depression and not caused by the use of marijuana itself.

其他一些研究报告称，氨化综合征可能发生在慢性大麻用户的16％和21％之间。

In a 2018 study, researchers tested the link between marijuana use and amotivational syndrome in 505 college students. They factored in age, gender, and race demographics. They also included evaluations of the participants' personalities. For example, researchers considered whether participants were using any other substances such astobacco and alcohol。

At the end of the study, researchers found that marijuana use alone significantly caused lower initiative and persistence which are signs of amotivational syndrome. They concluded that marijuana is a risk factor for developing the syndrome.

SSRI诱导琥珀综合征

Some people have reported developing amotivational syndrome either through long-term or short-term use of SSRIs.

SSRIS设计用于模仿化学信使，如大脑中的血清素，以帮助缓解抑郁症的症状，让您感觉更好。然而，这已被证明有时会导致大脑中的原始血清素受体损坏或磨损。

当这些受体损坏或佩戴时，您可能会发现很难找到做您通常享受的事情的动机，可能会遇到悲伤和冷漠的感受。

Amotivational syndrome is a potential side effect of using SSRIs that often goes unreported. While there is limited data on the topic and more research needs to be conducted on how SSRIs cause the syndrome, a 2004 study researchers showed that 20% of participants reported experiencing apathy after taking SSRIs and 16.1% reported experiencing a loss in their sense of ambition.

甚至though there has been several reports of SSRIs causing amotivational syndrome, there’s still no conclusive research linking the condition to the use of SSRIs. Further research into the condition and the use of SSRIs needs to be carried out.

Amotivational Syndrome Treatment

氨化综合征的特征在于镜像抑郁症状的许多症状。这就是为什么两个条件的治疗通常非常相似。

指某东西的用途antidepressants and psychotherapyis typically recommended for the treatment of the condition. However, if an SSRI is thought to be the cause of your amotivational syndrome your doctor is most likely to recommend that your dosage be reduced or eventually stopped.

SSRI诱导的氨化综合征通常治疗三种方式：

• 通过减少SSRI药物的剂量
• By adding a second medication that could help reduce the symptoms of amotivation
• By switching to another class of antidepressant drugs likeserotonin-norepinephrin reuptake inhibitors（SNRIS）例如。

治疗大麻综合征的最有效方式是慢慢减少大麻的摄入量。突然停下来可能只会恶化一个人的症状。

Controversy

一些研究声称，没有作为琥珀酸综合征的东西。根据世界卫生组织（世卫组织）报告，备份该病症存在的唯一证据主要由观察报告和病例历史组成。

目前，没有一项琥珀族研究研究导致任何确凿的证据证明综合征存在。

A Word From Verywell

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