Re: SSRI antidepressants may also affect human immune system

[Guest guest]

My mum got lung cancer and she was a non smoker and she was on an A.D.

for 6-8 years. I also believe there's a correlation. That's why I

wonder about Dana Reeve and if she was on an A.D.

[Guest guest]

My mum got lung cancer and she was a non smoker and she was on an A.D.

for 6-8 years. I also believe there's a correlation. That's why I

wonder about Dana Reeve and if she was on an A.D.

[Guest guest]

My mum got lung cancer and she was a non smoker and she was on an A.D.

for 6-8 years. I also believe there's a correlation. That's why I

wonder about Dana Reeve and if she was on an A.D.

[Guest guest]

You could have had the Zoster virus in your system for a long time but

the A.D. could have lowered your immune system's ability to fight it

and hence an outbreak. Our immune system keeps many viruses 'at bay'

in our systems, only to lose that ability when overloaded ie. a straw

that breaks the camel's back.

[Guest guest]

You could have had the Zoster virus in your system for a long time but

the A.D. could have lowered your immune system's ability to fight it

and hence an outbreak. Our immune system keeps many viruses 'at bay'

in our systems, only to lose that ability when overloaded ie. a straw

that breaks the camel's back.

[Guest guest]

You could have had the Zoster virus in your system for a long time but

the A.D. could have lowered your immune system's ability to fight it

and hence an outbreak. Our immune system keeps many viruses 'at bay'

in our systems, only to lose that ability when overloaded ie. a straw

that breaks the camel's back.

[Guest guest]

You could have had the Zoster virus in your system for a long time but

the A.D. could have lowered your immune system's ability to fight it

and hence an outbreak. Our immune system keeps many viruses 'at bay'

in our systems, only to lose that ability when overloaded ie. a straw

that breaks the camel's back.

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

Shingles are the chicken pox virus. It lays dormant in your nerve paths. My

father injured himself after starting an exercise routine and started taking

vitamins like crazy and then got shingles. For him it came out where he was

injured. He never took any antidepressants. I was wondering if he wasn't

flushing some serious toxins, or at least stirring them up and that caused

the outbreak, but don't really know.

Jim

Hmm? Maybe these drugs have something to do with the shingles I was

just diagnosed with. Wish I could find more information. I was on

SSRI's for 10 years and off 2 1/2. Does anyone know if there is a

connection? I am an otherwise health conscious person, take lots of

supplements, exercise and plenty of sleep. Cannot figure out why I

got this virus.

Ellen

> > >

> > >

> >

http://www.xagena.it/news/medicinenews_net_news/db4195f88b8dae852e94bf

> > cf0f2cc0b9.html

> > >

> > > SSRI antidepressants may also affect human immune system

> > >

> > > Researchers from town University Medical Center and a

Canadian

> > > research institute fpund that drugs that treat depression by

> > manipulating

> > > the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain may also affect the

> > user's

> > > immune system in ways that are not yet understood.

> > > That's because the investigators found, for the first time,

that

> > serotonin

> > > is passed between key cells in the immune system, and that the

> > chemical is

> > > specifically used to activate an immune response. They do not

know

> > yet,

> > > however, whether these SSRI ( selective serotonin reuptake

> > inhibitors )

> > > drugs could have either a beneficial or a damaging effect on

human

> > immunity

> > >

> > > " The wider health implication is that commonly used SSRI

> > antidepressants,

> > > which target the uptake of serotonin into neurons, may also

impact

> > the

> > > uptake in immune cells, " said Gerard Ahern, at town and

lead

> > > researcher on the study.

> > >

> > > He said that while it may be possible that SSRI drugs may

restore a

> > healthy

> > > immune function in people who are depressed and prone to

> > infections, it is

> > > possible that they might also bolster immunity to the point

that

> > they

> > > trigger autoimmune disease. " At this point we just don't know

how

> > these

> > > drugs might affect immunity, so we really need to clarify the

> > normal role of

> > > serotonin in immune cell functioning, " Ahern said.

> > >

> > > In the brain, serotonin transmission between neurons is

associated

> > with

> > > feelings of pleasure, mood, and appetite, and the class of

> > antidepressants

> > > known as SSRIs keeps serotonin active within the synaptic

spaces

> > between

> > > neurons, enhancing the chemical's positive effects. Unlike in

the

> > brain,

> > > which uses chemical messengers to communicate between nerve

cells,

> > the

> > > immune system is believed to " converse " through physical

contact --

> > one type

> > > of immune cell touches another, setting off a response.

> > >

> > > Specifically, " antigen presenting cells " display their antigens

to

> > T-cells,

> > > and a resulting physical coupling between the antigens and the

T-

> > cells will

> > > prompt the T-cells to divide and expand in population,

triggering

> > an immune

> > > response designed to destroy the invader. This process may take

> > hours.

> > >

> > > What the town researchers found, however, is that

dendritic

> > cells --

> > > the most powerful of the antigen-presenting cells and the ones

that

> > can find

> > > invaders that have never infected the body and " educate " the

immune

> > system

> > > to fight them -- also use serotonin to quickly excite a T-cell

> > response.

> > > They discovered that these dendritic cells can rapidly secrete

> > serotonin,

> > > which activates serotonin receptors on certain types of T-cells.

> > >

> > > " In addition to the physical contact, it surprised us to find

that

> > these

> > > immune cells also have machinery to take up serotonin and to

> > secrete it in

> > > an excitatory manner, " Ahern said. " The point behind this

> > transmission is

> > > not entirely clear, but it appears to be an additional way of

> > stimulating a

> > > T cell response. "

> > >

> > > Drugs that block serotonin reuptake " likely change some of the

> > parameters of

> > > T-cell activation, but we don't know yet if it enhances or

inhibits

> > the

> > > total immune response, " Ahern said. " But it is something that

> > should be

> > > explored because we really have no idea what SSRIs are doing to

> > people's

> > > immune systems. "

> > >

> > > Source: town University Medical Center, 2006

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

Shingles are the chicken pox virus. It lays dormant in your nerve paths. My

father injured himself after starting an exercise routine and started taking

vitamins like crazy and then got shingles. For him it came out where he was

injured. He never took any antidepressants. I was wondering if he wasn't

flushing some serious toxins, or at least stirring them up and that caused

the outbreak, but don't really know.

Jim

Hmm? Maybe these drugs have something to do with the shingles I was

just diagnosed with. Wish I could find more information. I was on

SSRI's for 10 years and off 2 1/2. Does anyone know if there is a

connection? I am an otherwise health conscious person, take lots of

supplements, exercise and plenty of sleep. Cannot figure out why I

got this virus.

Ellen

> > >

> > >

> >

http://www.xagena.it/news/medicinenews_net_news/db4195f88b8dae852e94bf

> > cf0f2cc0b9.html

> > >

> > > SSRI antidepressants may also affect human immune system

> > >

> > > Researchers from town University Medical Center and a

Canadian

> > > research institute fpund that drugs that treat depression by

> > manipulating

> > > the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain may also affect the

> > user's

> > > immune system in ways that are not yet understood.

> > > That's because the investigators found, for the first time,

that

> > serotonin

> > > is passed between key cells in the immune system, and that the

> > chemical is

> > > specifically used to activate an immune response. They do not

know

> > yet,

> > > however, whether these SSRI ( selective serotonin reuptake

> > inhibitors )

> > > drugs could have either a beneficial or a damaging effect on

human

> > immunity

> > >

> > > " The wider health implication is that commonly used SSRI

> > antidepressants,

> > > which target the uptake of serotonin into neurons, may also

impact

> > the

> > > uptake in immune cells, " said Gerard Ahern, at town and

lead

> > > researcher on the study.

> > >

> > > He said that while it may be possible that SSRI drugs may

restore a

> > healthy

> > > immune function in people who are depressed and prone to

> > infections, it is

> > > possible that they might also bolster immunity to the point

that

> > they

> > > trigger autoimmune disease. " At this point we just don't know

how

> > these

> > > drugs might affect immunity, so we really need to clarify the

> > normal role of

> > > serotonin in immune cell functioning, " Ahern said.

> > >

> > > In the brain, serotonin transmission between neurons is

associated

> > with

> > > feelings of pleasure, mood, and appetite, and the class of

> > antidepressants

> > > known as SSRIs keeps serotonin active within the synaptic

spaces

> > between

> > > neurons, enhancing the chemical's positive effects. Unlike in

the

> > brain,

> > > which uses chemical messengers to communicate between nerve

cells,

> > the

> > > immune system is believed to " converse " through physical

contact --

> > one type

> > > of immune cell touches another, setting off a response.

> > >

> > > Specifically, " antigen presenting cells " display their antigens

to

> > T-cells,

> > > and a resulting physical coupling between the antigens and the

T-

> > cells will

> > > prompt the T-cells to divide and expand in population,

triggering

> > an immune

> > > response designed to destroy the invader. This process may take

> > hours.

> > >

> > > What the town researchers found, however, is that

dendritic

> > cells --

> > > the most powerful of the antigen-presenting cells and the ones

that

> > can find

> > > invaders that have never infected the body and " educate " the

immune

> > system

> > > to fight them -- also use serotonin to quickly excite a T-cell

> > response.

> > > They discovered that these dendritic cells can rapidly secrete

> > serotonin,

> > > which activates serotonin receptors on certain types of T-cells.

> > >

> > > " In addition to the physical contact, it surprised us to find

that

> > these

> > > immune cells also have machinery to take up serotonin and to

> > secrete it in

> > > an excitatory manner, " Ahern said. " The point behind this

> > transmission is

> > > not entirely clear, but it appears to be an additional way of

> > stimulating a

> > > T cell response. "

> > >

> > > Drugs that block serotonin reuptake " likely change some of the

> > parameters of

> > > T-cell activation, but we don't know yet if it enhances or

inhibits

> > the

> > > total immune response, " Ahern said. " But it is something that

> > should be

> > > explored because we really have no idea what SSRIs are doing to

> > people's

> > > immune systems. "

> > >

> > > Source: town University Medical Center, 2006

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

Shingles are the chicken pox virus. It lays dormant in your nerve paths. My

father injured himself after starting an exercise routine and started taking

vitamins like crazy and then got shingles. For him it came out where he was

injured. He never took any antidepressants. I was wondering if he wasn't

flushing some serious toxins, or at least stirring them up and that caused

the outbreak, but don't really know.

Jim

Hmm? Maybe these drugs have something to do with the shingles I was

just diagnosed with. Wish I could find more information. I was on

SSRI's for 10 years and off 2 1/2. Does anyone know if there is a

connection? I am an otherwise health conscious person, take lots of

supplements, exercise and plenty of sleep. Cannot figure out why I

got this virus.

Ellen

> > >

> > >

> >

http://www.xagena.it/news/medicinenews_net_news/db4195f88b8dae852e94bf

> > cf0f2cc0b9.html

> > >

> > > SSRI antidepressants may also affect human immune system

> > >

> > > Researchers from town University Medical Center and a

Canadian

> > > research institute fpund that drugs that treat depression by

> > manipulating

> > > the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain may also affect the

> > user's

> > > immune system in ways that are not yet understood.

> > > That's because the investigators found, for the first time,

that

> > serotonin

> > > is passed between key cells in the immune system, and that the

> > chemical is

> > > specifically used to activate an immune response. They do not

know

> > yet,

> > > however, whether these SSRI ( selective serotonin reuptake

> > inhibitors )

> > > drugs could have either a beneficial or a damaging effect on

human

> > immunity

> > >

> > > " The wider health implication is that commonly used SSRI

> > antidepressants,

> > > which target the uptake of serotonin into neurons, may also

impact

> > the

> > > uptake in immune cells, " said Gerard Ahern, at town and

lead

> > > researcher on the study.

> > >

> > > He said that while it may be possible that SSRI drugs may

restore a

> > healthy

> > > immune function in people who are depressed and prone to

> > infections, it is

> > > possible that they might also bolster immunity to the point

that

> > they

> > > trigger autoimmune disease. " At this point we just don't know

how

> > these

> > > drugs might affect immunity, so we really need to clarify the

> > normal role of

> > > serotonin in immune cell functioning, " Ahern said.

> > >

> > > In the brain, serotonin transmission between neurons is

associated

> > with

> > > feelings of pleasure, mood, and appetite, and the class of

> > antidepressants

> > > known as SSRIs keeps serotonin active within the synaptic

spaces

> > between

> > > neurons, enhancing the chemical's positive effects. Unlike in

the

> > brain,

> > > which uses chemical messengers to communicate between nerve

cells,

> > the

> > > immune system is believed to " converse " through physical

contact --

> > one type

> > > of immune cell touches another, setting off a response.

> > >

> > > Specifically, " antigen presenting cells " display their antigens

to

> > T-cells,

> > > and a resulting physical coupling between the antigens and the

T-

> > cells will

> > > prompt the T-cells to divide and expand in population,

triggering

> > an immune

> > > response designed to destroy the invader. This process may take

> > hours.

> > >

> > > What the town researchers found, however, is that

dendritic

> > cells --

> > > the most powerful of the antigen-presenting cells and the ones

that

> > can find

> > > invaders that have never infected the body and " educate " the

immune

> > system

> > > to fight them -- also use serotonin to quickly excite a T-cell

> > response.

> > > They discovered that these dendritic cells can rapidly secrete

> > serotonin,

> > > which activates serotonin receptors on certain types of T-cells.

> > >

> > > " In addition to the physical contact, it surprised us to find

that

> > these

> > > immune cells also have machinery to take up serotonin and to

> > secrete it in

> > > an excitatory manner, " Ahern said. " The point behind this

> > transmission is

> > > not entirely clear, but it appears to be an additional way of

> > stimulating a

> > > T cell response. "

> > >

> > > Drugs that block serotonin reuptake " likely change some of the

> > parameters of

> > > T-cell activation, but we don't know yet if it enhances or

inhibits

> > the

> > > total immune response, " Ahern said. " But it is something that

> > should be

> > > explored because we really have no idea what SSRIs are doing to

> > people's

> > > immune systems. "

> > >

> > > Source: town University Medical Center, 2006

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

Shingles are the chicken pox virus. It lays dormant in your nerve paths. My

father injured himself after starting an exercise routine and started taking

vitamins like crazy and then got shingles. For him it came out where he was

injured. He never took any antidepressants. I was wondering if he wasn't

flushing some serious toxins, or at least stirring them up and that caused

the outbreak, but don't really know.

Jim

Hmm? Maybe these drugs have something to do with the shingles I was

just diagnosed with. Wish I could find more information. I was on

SSRI's for 10 years and off 2 1/2. Does anyone know if there is a

connection? I am an otherwise health conscious person, take lots of

supplements, exercise and plenty of sleep. Cannot figure out why I

got this virus.

Ellen

> > >

> > >

> >

http://www.xagena.it/news/medicinenews_net_news/db4195f88b8dae852e94bf

> > cf0f2cc0b9.html

> > >

> > > SSRI antidepressants may also affect human immune system

> > >

> > > Researchers from town University Medical Center and a

Canadian

> > > research institute fpund that drugs that treat depression by

> > manipulating

> > > the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain may also affect the

> > user's

> > > immune system in ways that are not yet understood.

> > > That's because the investigators found, for the first time,

that

> > serotonin

> > > is passed between key cells in the immune system, and that the

> > chemical is

> > > specifically used to activate an immune response. They do not

know

> > yet,

> > > however, whether these SSRI ( selective serotonin reuptake

> > inhibitors )

> > > drugs could have either a beneficial or a damaging effect on

human

> > immunity

> > >

> > > " The wider health implication is that commonly used SSRI

> > antidepressants,

> > > which target the uptake of serotonin into neurons, may also

impact

> > the

> > > uptake in immune cells, " said Gerard Ahern, at town and

lead

> > > researcher on the study.

> > >

> > > He said that while it may be possible that SSRI drugs may

restore a

> > healthy

> > > immune function in people who are depressed and prone to

> > infections, it is

> > > possible that they might also bolster immunity to the point

that

> > they

> > > trigger autoimmune disease. " At this point we just don't know

how

> > these

> > > drugs might affect immunity, so we really need to clarify the

> > normal role of

> > > serotonin in immune cell functioning, " Ahern said.

> > >

> > > In the brain, serotonin transmission between neurons is

associated

> > with

> > > feelings of pleasure, mood, and appetite, and the class of

> > antidepressants

> > > known as SSRIs keeps serotonin active within the synaptic

spaces

> > between

> > > neurons, enhancing the chemical's positive effects. Unlike in

the

> > brain,

> > > which uses chemical messengers to communicate between nerve

cells,

> > the

> > > immune system is believed to " converse " through physical

contact --

> > one type

> > > of immune cell touches another, setting off a response.

> > >

> > > Specifically, " antigen presenting cells " display their antigens

to

> > T-cells,

> > > and a resulting physical coupling between the antigens and the

T-

> > cells will

> > > prompt the T-cells to divide and expand in population,

triggering

> > an immune

> > > response designed to destroy the invader. This process may take

> > hours.

> > >

> > > What the town researchers found, however, is that

dendritic

> > cells --

> > > the most powerful of the antigen-presenting cells and the ones

that

> > can find

> > > invaders that have never infected the body and " educate " the

immune

> > system

> > > to fight them -- also use serotonin to quickly excite a T-cell

> > response.

> > > They discovered that these dendritic cells can rapidly secrete

> > serotonin,

> > > which activates serotonin receptors on certain types of T-cells.

> > >

> > > " In addition to the physical contact, it surprised us to find

that

> > these

> > > immune cells also have machinery to take up serotonin and to

> > secrete it in

> > > an excitatory manner, " Ahern said. " The point behind this

> > transmission is

> > > not entirely clear, but it appears to be an additional way of

> > stimulating a

> > > T cell response. "

> > >

> > > Drugs that block serotonin reuptake " likely change some of the

> > parameters of

> > > T-cell activation, but we don't know yet if it enhances or

inhibits

> > the

> > > total immune response, " Ahern said. " But it is something that

> > should be

> > > explored because we really have no idea what SSRIs are doing to

> > people's

> > > immune systems. "

> > >

> > > Source: town University Medical Center, 2006

> > >

> > >

> > >