Posted by Caleb462 on May 9, 2003, at 13:39:31
In reply to Caleb, Re: kind of freaking out re: AD's, posted by McPac on May 9, 2003, at 0:36:23
> But isn't this inhibition of dopamine offset by the excess serotonin (isn't it a good thing to get the excess serotonin)? Thanks!Excess serotonin is not neccesarily a good thing, no. It's not the excess serotonin itself that causes the anti-depressant response, it's the changes the brain goes through after being bombarded with serotonin for 4-6 weeks. Anyway... for some folks, this works out fine. For others, the dopamine inhibition can be quite troublesome... causing intolerable sexual dysfunction, apathy, lack of motivation, fatigue, anhedonia, etc. It all just depends on the individual.
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