Posted by SLS on September 22, 2010, at 4:58:45
In reply to Re: Have our brains been permanently damaged? » Huxley, posted by former poster on September 22, 2010, at 0:02:57
I guess it depends on how you define the word "damage". Obviously, exposure to antidepressants produce changes in the way the brain functions. That's what you want. However, sometimes certain unwanted effects linger or are irreversible. SSRI poop-out might be an example of this. Exposure to an antidepressant can produce treatment resistance to that antidepressant, necessitating a change in therapies. What else is going on there that we don't know about?
Your point describing the negative changes that occur in the brain if the illness is left untreated is valid and can be observed on brain scans. It is important to treat the illness as early as is deemed clinically indicated.
So, what to do?
Pray for better treatments.
Perhaps use the ones that are currently available to effect a positive clinical response and improve one's quality of life rather than to languish for years on end laying in bed staring at the ceiling.
- ScottThe measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain,
but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
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