Posted by SLS on May 5, 2005, at 18:33:46
In reply to Reuptake Inhibitors and MAO decrease?, posted by cache-monkey on May 5, 2005, at 13:33:31
> Up the board a ways, Elroy wrote the following about SSRIs: << The problem with this approach is that these drugs DO NOT increase serotonin levels and in fact deplete reserves of the [neurotransmitter]. This occurs because the SSRI class drugs cause an increase in an enzyme called MAO It is common for people to experience only temporary improvement due to this effect. >>
I've never heard of this. That doesn't mean that there doesn't exist written material about it, though. My knee-jerk reaction is to say that the magnitude of reuptake inhibition outweighs any increase in MAO activity that an SSRI might produce.
- Scott
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