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Re: Potential Root Cause of Depression Discovered » SLS

Posted by Bob on February 6, 2014, at 13:18:41

In reply to Re: Potential Root Cause of Depression Discovered, posted by SLS on February 1, 2014, at 22:21:55

> The "acetylcholine theory of depression" is a rather old idea that predates the SSRIs. It was proposed that there was an imbalance between the cholinergic and dopamanergic systems.
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> - Scott


I agree. I am confused as to why the authors of this article and its research proposed this as novel. It has long been known that anticholinergic drugs help depression, it's just that the side effects can be quite troublesome.

- Bob

 

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