Posted by barbaracat on June 29, 2004, at 19:08:47
In reply to re:The reason many of us are treatment resistant, posted by SLS on June 29, 2004, at 6:22:08
I sure agree with this. The hypothalamus takes a real beating as well from ACTH and can't perform it's proper hormonal signalling. The severe stress I suffered as a child most certainly affected my developing brain and I'm convinced that my mood disorder and fibromyalgia are the result. But nothing is cast in stone in a bio-system that is regenerative and very adaptive.
There's so much more going on with the brain than recycling neurotransmitters at the synaptic level - IF that's even what's going on with these meds. Thre's the second messenger system within the cell, the cAMP and DNA conversion, the electrical potential, neurotoxins, endocrine disruptors. Whew, there's alot going on within these cells. But I really think early stress causes structural damage to the limbic system. It's like a faulty radio.
This is where brain plasticity agents come in - fish oil, and growth factor enhancers like lithium and inositol and so on. Things that grow new connections and heal, instead of blasting out radio programs without fixing the radio receiver. Neurogenesis, yes! We can't give up hope. And pray to God we can find a way to stop the legacy of abuse to our children. - BarbaraCat
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