Posted by JohnX2 on March 28, 2002, at 23:27:04
In reply to Re: SSRI, adrenal exhaustion » JohnX2, posted by jazzdog on March 28, 2002, at 22:20:14
Hi Jane,Most conventional psychiatry would disagree with the information presented on that web site.
If I am reading that paragraph correct, the website implies that the SSRIs increase the output of cortisol and adrenaline to produce a euphoric state. Best I understand, this is simply not the case according to conventional thought.
What is generally thought to be the case is that a depressed person may have excessive levels of cortisol circulating through the body, and the feedback mechanisms to control this are not in check. One may also find enlarged adrenal glands in a depressive. An effective antidepressant would correct the hypercortisolemia, which could be protective in many ways to ones health, contrary to the statement made in the web site.
John
> Here's the link:
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> www.antidepressantsfacts.com/pinealstory.htm
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> It's a pretty interesting site. The adrenal connection is made in Section 2a, Affecting Mood or Mind.
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> - Jane
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