Posted by linkadge on November 30, 2005, at 22:27:02
In reply to SSRI + CBT= Joke therapy!, posted by ace on November 30, 2005, at 22:02:02
I know that I have my reserves about SSRI's, but they do help some people.
I'll be honest with you ace. With the little sucess that I had with meds, I acutally fared better on SSRI's that MAOI's. Parnate put me on the virge of paranoid psychosis.I know a few other who did not do well on MAOI's, for similar reasons as mine.
Some researchers think that the currently available SSRI's work via allopregnalone.Allopregnalone (sp.) is a potent gabaergic neurosteroid, and all of the SSRIs have been shown to increase its action some 20 fold.
It interacts with progesterone and some other hormones, and may be more responsable for an SSRI effect than serotonin uptake inhibiton.
So, even thought we don't know how SSRI's work for some people, I think it is necessary to keep an open mind because of discoveries like this one.If somebody found a med that worked, I'd hate to convince them out of taking something that might benefit them.
(I know, I know, look who's talking)
Linkadge
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