Posted by linkadge on March 26, 2005, at 20:15:13
In reply to Re: Cymbalta - teensy weensy dose still working great! » barbaracat, posted by KaraS on March 26, 2005, at 17:08:05
I read a few studies which showed that in a few circumstances, an A.D. will raise BDNF at a "subtheraputic dose" and actually decrease it at more "theraputic doses". I will try to find the study. It was done on rats with amitryptaline. The same is true for exercise. Exercising a certain amount will increase BDNF, but futher exercise can actually deccrease it.
I think that the drug companies push for higher doses than what was shown in animal models to help depression because they want to get you hooked on them forever.
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