Posted by sowhysosad on April 5, 2009, at 16:39:40
In reply to Re: Do SSRI's cause dopamine depletion, posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on March 9, 2009, at 9:25:59
SSRI's also render D2 dopamine receptors supersensitive, which they think might contribute to the antidepressant effect.
That said, so does CBT alone according to some other research, so maybe it's some healing mechanism of the brain as it recovers from depression.
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