Posted by CaptainAmerica1967 on December 12, 2008, at 6:58:35
In reply to To Scott - Why TCAS Are More Effective Than SSRIs?, posted by bulldog2 on December 4, 2008, at 11:27:38
All sounds good plus MAOI's and TCA have a much more profound effect in suppressing REM sleep more than the SSRI' and the various other antidepressants in other categories like Wellbutrin.
Parnate almost completely eliminate REM as well as Total Sleep Deprivation Therapy. One really needs minimal REM sleep to survive.
The new Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Device may suppress REM sleep as well and decreased overactivity in areas of the brain (Broadmann's Area 25 or BA25). www.BroadenStudy.com ..."A series of PET scans and neuroimaging experiments have demonstrated that this area of the brain is overactive during periods of profound negative mood (sadness). Helen Mayberg, M.D., professor of Psychiatry/Neurology at Emory University is one of the pioneers on DBS.
Triple reuptake inhibitors with inherit the depression medication market in the future, ie, less ssri will be used, although the MAOI's and TCA's will always have a strong placement and I personally believe the MAOI's (type A) are superior to all other treatment even ECT in my personal experience and are very under utilized and the hypertensive crisis and serotonin syndrome is way way over rated, but being caution is good although it prevents many FP's and even psychiatrists from RXing them for the fear that patients won't follow a diet (which is very easily done). The newer reversable MAOI's aren't very effective in my opinion and new ones (Tyrima) are being studied but are the drug companies way of trying to make money...and probably try to influence more physicians into RX safer useless MAOI's. www.neurotransmitter.net/newdrugs.html
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