Posted by linkadge on December 30, 2005, at 16:45:18
In reply to Re: Revolutionary approach to depression, posted by jamestheyonger on December 30, 2005, at 14:35:11
Your thinking may not be that abnormal. Tianeptine is an antidepressant used in europe with marked anti-anxiety effect.
The paradox with tianaptine is that it acts as a serotonin reuptake accelerator. Ie it works opposite to SSRI's.
Just type tianeptine + paradox into any search engine to read about some of the really interesting ways that doctors have tried to explain this one.
Anyhow, neurotransmitter abnormalities have not been consistantly shown in depression and some of these new findings are demonstrating our lack of knowledge.
I think the argument for neurotransmitter abnormalities was mainly to make the concept of mental illness more acceptable.
Do the mice have abnormal serotonin?
Linkadge
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