Posted by Quintal on December 19, 2006, at 17:43:14
In reply to Re: Tianeptine, posted by djmmm on December 19, 2006, at 17:26:03
>It's not available because it decreases serotonin--since all the major drug companies are pushing SSRIs, and the "serotonin" theory of depression. Tianeptine simply does not fit in with the current trend in treatment. Millions are spent in research, promoting a "serotonin deficiency" theory. Tianeptine effectively disproves this, and ultimately brings into question the role of SSRIs in depression.
I sprung that argument on my first pdoc after he tried to tell me SSRIs were considered more appropriate for social anxiety and depression because they 'boost a deficiency' of serotonin which is seen to be the root cause of these conditions. He'd never heard of tianeptine and asked me for some research papers. He was gracious enough to admit the serotonin deficiency hypothesis sounded unlikely in the face of tianeptine though and supervised me on a trial of it.Q
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