Posted by pandora on April 22, 2001, at 16:27:28
In reply to More information (2), posted by Marilyn on April 22, 2001, at 5:55:51
< < Prozac prevents serotonin from being removed from the active place where it's working in the brain. It keeps the sparks alive longer, and as a result, a lot of excess firing takes place. The brain doesn't like all the overstimulation and eliminates 30-40 percent or more of receptors. The brain, in effect, is saying, I'm not going to have receptors for all this serotonin. It's a compensatory mechanism for the overstimulation. > >
Wouldn't this be true for all SSRIs? (and similarly true on other NT systems when an SNRI or SDRI is used?)
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