Posted by SLS on July 23, 2006, at 12:14:18
In reply to Re: what is my problem » saturn, posted by linkadge on July 22, 2006, at 19:45:02
> Strange.
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> There are a few different varients of the serotonin transporter gene. Each code for a different level of baseline activity. People with the SS varient (which seems to code for a lower baseline uptake of serotonin) seem to experience more side effects during SSRI treatment.Do the initial intensities of these side effects diminish with time to approach those seen with LL and LS, or do they remain elevated by comparison?
Maybe these are the people who should be taking very small dosages of these drugs; dosages that would be considered "subtherapeutic" or even homeopathic by conventional standards. Perhaps the autoreceptors refuse to downregulate, never having been exposed to normal ranges of serotonin during critical periods of development. Pindolol might help.
- Scott
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