Posted by Viridis on July 6, 2004, at 1:00:04
In reply to this article scares me, posted by linkadge on July 5, 2004, at 16:51:31
This seems to contradict recent evidence that severe depression is associated with loss of brain cells (especially in the hippocampus), and that some antidepressants actually seem to stimulate brain cell growth. This may be why so many take weeks to work, even though their effects on neurotransmitter levels/localization begin much more quickly.
I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'd want to know much more about the studies, methodology, doses involved, etc. This just sounds too much like propaganda to me. People certainly have been taking these meds (especially stimulants!) for long enough that if this kind of brain damage were a widespread phenomenon at normal doses, surely we'd be hearing more in the medical journals and mainstream press.
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