Posted by dave_fox on July 31, 2001, at 8:12:36
In reply to Re: ATYPICAL antipsychotics for ATYPICAL depression?, posted by JohnL on July 31, 2001, at 4:39:30
JohnL wrote:
>
> Just my opinion, but all these names such as atypical,
> depression, etc, are fairly useless. If they were truly helpful,
> this board wouldn't have any reason to exist. Instead, I prefer
> to look at it as chemical imbalance. Chemical imbalance
> could apply to serotonin, NE, or dopamine. And it also could
> mean one of them is too much, rather than too little. After all
> it is chemical imbalance, not chemical deficiency. Too much
> or too little are equally bad. There is a proper balance. Drugs
> can restore the correct balance. I have yet to see anything
> more successful in doing that than the atypical antipsychotics.JohnL, I have unsuccessfully used so many classic anti-depressant meds (and also my dysthymia seems linked to a personality type) that I suspect that something like on of the antipsychotics may be suitable for me. I do respect the caution Elsie urges in her posting but I would take these under supervision.
I now very little about antiopsychotics although I do know quite a bit about anti-depressants. Can I ask you or someone else kind enough to reply about my question to do with these antipsychotics (atypical or otherwise) ...
Do the antipsychotics work in much the same way as antidepressants in that they modulate parts of the body's amine system (NE and serotonin mainly and less often dopamine)? Or is their mode of action really quite different?
Thanks for any pointers! This is going to be quite a learning xperience for me, I can see!
Dave
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