Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on August 11, 2009, at 23:06:29
In reply to Re: Popular Antidepressants: How They Stack Up, posted by morganator on August 11, 2009, at 22:22:08
> Thanks for the info. on Remeron..Would be a considerations right now but I already started Zoloft-didn't really have time to make a choice. Maybe at some point I will feel the need to try Remeron, Nortriptyline, Nardil or Parnate.
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> How do SSRIs effect the endocrine system? Which SSRIs are more likely to do this?Oh this is just really something I've pieced together myself from personal experience and various studies.
I don't know if any SSRI's are worse than others.
Serotonin reuptake inhibition can result in
Low melatonin as serotonin won't be metabolised into melatonin. The result of this will be insomnia and high cortisol.
High serotonin will result in low dopamine. Low dopamine will cause high prolactin, low LH & FSH and low testosterone causing hypogoandism.
Low melatonin, low dopamine, low testosterone can excessive high cortisol, high adrenalin, akathsia resulting in insulin resistance and/or adrenal fatigue.
Low dopamine itself will cause low motivation, sexdrive, contration, apahy, focus, parkinsonism and much more.
SSRI's can cause low growth hormone negatively affecting all hormones, LH, FSH, Thyroid, testosterone, adrenal hormones. Young people in puberty given SSRI's will often not grow because of growth hormone defiency.
SSRI's can lower thyroid hormone production and efficiency directly and indirectly through high cortisol, low testosterone and low growth hormone.
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