Posted by floatingbridge on April 1, 2011, at 1:50:19
In reply to Re: Alpha-delta sleep and cymbalta?, posted by mtdewcmu on April 1, 2011, at 0:57:44
I can't quite do the math tonight. Can I run this past you?
I still remember experiencing my first anti-depressant for the first time. It was zoloft (and depakote). I thought I was on an acid trip for the first two days. Surely I would never be able to function, drive a car, much less stand up.
The next week, I remember staring at a red pear in the market. How could I have forgotten the beauty of it, of everything?
What was that iyho? Why so acidy? (Not mania like scrubbing the grout of my bathroom w/a toothbrush, nor any grand plans. Just a week of one big giant *wow*.)
> This site is great! So much knowledge. I have to look up 5ht2c and 5ht2a to see what they are. Had to look up cyproheptadine as well. WOuld this be to improve sleep?
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> Here's what I know about 5-ht2a/c in a nutshell:
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> 5-ht stands for serotonin, which is also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine.
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> 5-hta/c are 5-ht receptors. So they are like buttons that are pressed by 5-ht. Having lots of 5-ht around due to an SSRI means they get pressed more often. Here's what they do:
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> 5-ht2a is the receptor for psychedelic drugs and causes hallucinations. Newer antipsychotics block it.
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> 5-ht2c is thought to cause a lot of SSRI side effects, like anxiety and agitation.
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> Blocking those receptors is thought to have an antidepressant effect.
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> Actually, that's not *everything* I know, but that's what's pertinent to the discussion.
*a rose by any name
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