Posted by linkadge on April 10, 2004, at 13:18:20
In reply to Re: found on website (is any of this true), posted by King Vultan on April 10, 2004, at 11:10:57
I agree with Todd. Yes it may not be a specific deficiancy of serotonin, but a depressed brain is indeed imbalenced in one way or another, and the drugs do seem to help.
Many of these med bashing pages have links at the bottom of the page to some natural product, serentity, be calmd' etc.
Even much independant research points in the direction of abnormalities in the serotonin transporter system. On study linked gene flaws in depressed people to higher levels of MAOA, etc, which would lead to depression.
Even non pharmacudical products such as St, john's wort, Omega 3, SAMe, lithium, and others have modulatory effects on the serotogenic system.
The first antidepressant drugs were discovered by accedent, and afterwards we assigned the chemical imballence theory (which is not a bad theory) to the situation.
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