Posted by bleauberry on January 1, 2010, at 17:44:34
In reply to Julia Ross- mood types/chemicals, posted by inanimate peanut on December 31, 2009, at 22:44:25
I think it goes without saying that all matters having to do with the brain are far beyond the comprehension of man at this time of history. Even our most advanced knowledge is probably only 1/1000th of what there is. There is a saying that goes something like this "the more we learn the more we realize we don't know".
Julia Ross claims good successes in her practice. But of course, we aren't there so we can't confirm or deny that. And we don't know the ratio of successes to failures. She does say some patients need meds, those cases being more complicated than a mere shortage of neurotransmitters.
All that said, I really like the attempt to organize the limited knowledge we do have into a usable protocol.
The depression types that she describes make sense to me. I mean, win or lose, we need a starting point and we need some kind of a roadmap. She offers that. I like that better than the average mainstreet pdco who is operating on a more one-size-fits-all protocol.
I like that her protocol gives the patient a chance to explore in short time if they do indeed have a chemical deficiency, and if so, which one. Many patients can probably avoid ever entering the journey of psychiatry by doing that. Others would have the option of moving into psychiatry when the basics fail.
The drugs do a whole lot more than merely increase serotonin or block a receptor or whatever. One study I saw showed how 30+ genes were turned on or up by Zyprexa and 30+ genes were turned down or off. That is completely beyond and in addition to everything we know about D2/D3 antagonism, 5HTC antagonism, and such. I'm sure all of our psych meds have similar crosstalk with genetic coding, enzymes, hormones, and things we haven't even put our finger on yet.
So obviously, things aint that simple. But I do like Julia Ross's approach as a starting point and hopefully an ending point. Many people who never made it to pbabble were fully restored on the supplements Julia Ross prescribes, and thus we'll never see them at pbabble.
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