Posted by linkadge on August 27, 2005, at 6:53:30
In reply to Re: What do people think of this article ? » linkadge, posted by Ilene on August 26, 2005, at 16:29:06
The thing that bothers me is that these drugs change sleep patterns in healthy normals.
The article admits that the drugs go beyond reducing increased REM sleep in depressed individuals.
When rem parameters return to normal is probably when the drug poops out.
Here is an article that says that prozac decreases melatonin secretion. (this is potentially dangerous as melatonin is one of the brain's most potent defence antioxidants.http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/166/2/196
Here is an article that says that melatonin reduces the antidepressant effect of fluoxetine.
Which also serves to conferm my theory that SSRIs actually work by messing up sleeping patterns.
I have 3 friends that have taken prozac. The one who reports sleeping the longest on the drug says he only sleeps max 4 hours a night !
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