Posted by bleauberry on June 2, 2011, at 10:06:30
In reply to Do we expect too much of antidepressants today?, posted by jono_in_adelaide on June 2, 2011, at 0:22:15
> When Tofranil first came onto the market, it was generaly accepted that it was very effective in endrogenous depression, modestly effective in reactive or neurotic depression, and useless in depression due to inadequate personality.
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> Now, we seem to expect antidepressants to cure not only endrgenous depression, but every unhappiness life can bring, dissatisfaction, disafection, misery and sadness.
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> Are we expecting too much?Yes. They are not even reliable for endogenous simply because there are a variety of unrelated biological causes that the med may or may not have any impact on. For example if someone is feeling depressed, foggy, and fatigued due to gluten intolerance but they have no clue they are gluten intolerant, there is no amount of tweeking serotonin, NE, or DA that is going to impact that situation robustly. Just one of several similar examples.
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