Posted by linkadge on November 20, 2006, at 15:31:49
In reply to Re: CLEVER ONES!..NEED INFO ON BRAIN NEUROTRANSMIT, posted by aeon on November 20, 2006, at 5:29:01
Again, the inflamation theory of depression is just another theory.
There is *no consistent* data to suggest that alterations in immune status are the cause of depression. If this were true, anti-inflamitory agents would be as good as prozac, which they are not.
It is true that anti-inflamitory agents often augment antidepressant agents, ie studies with omega-3, turmeric, and I believe a depression study involving celebrex. But no, pure anti-inflamitory has remarkable antidepressant properties by iteself.
So, I don't think the root cause of *all* depression is inflamation.
Yes, interferon will induce depression, but one cannot conclude what depression is, buy the mechanisms of action of the drugs that may induce it.
In addition, not all depression is a result of stress. Some of my worst depressons occur in the summer, when I am under absolutely no stress at all.There are other theories too, such phospholipid imballence theories, where depression is a result of disturbed brain phospholipid content.
Some antidepressants have effect on phospholipid ballance.
Linkadge
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