Posted by Larry Hoover on December 1, 2002, at 12:09:29
In reply to Re: SSRI-induced dopamine depletion » Larry Hoover, posted by BrittPark on November 30, 2002, at 18:54:28
> This is highly speculative, but could SSRI dopamine depletion be responsible for the flattened affect that many people report?
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> I'd be interested in your thoughts.
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> Cheers,
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> BrittCould it? Yes, but I'm answering as a scientist. It has a non-zero probability, so it could.
My opinion? I think people are far too attached to explanations. The facts are that antidepressant effects can diminish over time. Thinking we might know why has no bearing on whether or not antidepressant effects diminish.
If having an explanation makes you feel better, so be it. I don't have an explanation, and I seriously doubt that dopamine depletion is the explanation. If that was the case, taking l-dopa would fix the problem, but it doesn't.
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