Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 <<Ok, this is simple information I 'm looking for. I'm like on a 4th grade level of understanding. So we know that serotonin is increased by the SSRI's and serotonin is already present naturally in the brain, some just don't make as much as others so we are given the drugs? >> ** No. You are given the drugs because drug companies need to make money. << If serotonin can't be measured, how does anyone know this?>> ** They don't. It doesn't need to be known; it only needs to be believed that it is known. That's enuogh to make people buy their rationale that there are drugs that can help. What is known is that increasing serotonin increases energy in people (some get so much they kill people because of it). If a person is depressed anything that elevates energy could be presented as reducing symptoms of depression. Cocaine would do the same thing. SSRIs exist because the patents on tricyclic antidepressants were expiring. In order to keep a company viable and stockholders happy new drugs that can be patented must be developed. In order to get people to buy them instead of the drugs that are generic and less expensive they have to be presented as being better. So they are. In reality, SSRIs are not much different from tricyclic antidepressants except they more potently block reuptake of serotonin. Have you read the meta-analysis article in the efficacy (actually lack of efficacy) of SSRIs? You can find it here: Listening to Prozac but Hearing Placebo: A Meta-Analysis of Antidepressant Medication http://www.journals.apa.org/prevention/volume1/pre0010002a.html Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Message: 21 Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 01:47:49 -0500 Subject: Re: Re: Liz-serotonin " In reality, SSRIs are not much different from tricyclic antidepressants except they more potently block reuptake of serotonin. Have you read the meta-analysis article in the efficacy (actually lack of efficacy) of SSRIs? You can find it here: Listening to Prozac but Hearing Placebo: A Meta-Analysis of Antidepressant Medication http://www.journals.apa.org/prevention/volume1/pre0010002a.html Regards, " +++From what I understand after reading this Analysis is that the Placebo was just as effective as the SSRI. Makes you really think about how powerful the power of suggestion is. I have felt liking suing the Dr. who first gave me Prozac when I went in because I was having sleep apnea. Then I thought, why should I sue him? He probably had no idea what he was dealing with either. -- Liz KS Never be too open minded, your brains could fall out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Then I thought, why should I sue him? He probably had no idea what he was dealing with either. Well, it's HIS job to know this stuff and the med journals are filled with articles about the dangers of these drugs, going way back to the early 90's. "Blind Reason" a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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