Posted by sigismund on August 14, 2010, at 19:14:31
In reply to Re: Treatment Resistant Depression. » bleauberry, posted by ed_uk2010 on August 14, 2010, at 8:58:20
>It's not a diagnosis, it's an assumption - an assumption that endorphin deficiency is the underlying problem. Again, it is unwise to presume that we understand the mechanisms behind such a response. Unfortunately, an excellent acute response to an opioid does not mean that the benefits will last. They might do, or they might not. I think that's the same with just about everything ie. the long term response it impossible to predict with any accuracy.
Just like the neurotransmitter theory of depression?
I said to my shrink that the neurotransmitter hypothesis was dead and he perked up immediately and then we talked about psychopaths in high places.
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