Posted by rjk on December 2, 2002, at 8:19:31
In reply to Receptor/brain damage?, posted by Suzi on December 2, 2002, at 5:30:48
Antidepressants work by damaging brain receptors and by changing a persons EEG. This is a medical fact. However, in most people their brain will return to normal after several months off the drugs, usually 3 to 4 months.
> Once a drug is taken (In this case let's say an SSRI) does the brain go through actual physical changes? And if so, can it (the brain) ever return to it's original state once the drugs are stopped?
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> I see so many people who have tired every drug under the sun, does this ultimately cause any sort of damage?
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