Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 <<Actually, SSRIs kill off serotonin receptors (in an attempt to keep more of it circulating), and do a couple of other things which I'm not scientific enough to explain. >> ** SSRIs don't " kill off " serotonin receptors. The brain kills them off to keep you from being killed by the increase in circulating serotonin caused by the SSRIs. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 22:03:53 -0500 Subject: Liz-serotonin Hi Liz, " Here's a link to an article in our Files that explains it a little bit--I'm sure will come up with a better article. http://tinyurl.com/6byjp " ++Hi Kim, the link didn't work. Got a 404. " You will find a wealth of information about this subject in Molecules of Emotion - by Candace Pert, Ph.D. A brilliant neuroscientist who was lab chief for 13 years in the brain biochemistry section at the National Institute of Mental Health/National Institute of Health, and is now ridiculed for her brash honesty. You can probably pick up a used copy for a few dollars; look it up at www.addall.com to find the best used price. " +++I'll go check it out. Don't know if I'll be able to discern it's message but I'll try. Thanks for the info Kim. -- 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 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 01:11:14 -0500 Subject: Re: Liz-serotonin <<Actually, SSRIs kill off serotonin receptors (in an attempt to keep more of it circulating), and do a couple of other things which I'm not scientific enough to explain. >> ** SSRIs don't " kill off " serotonin receptors. The brain kills them off to keep you from being killed by the increase in circulating serotonin caused by the SSRIs. Regards, 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? If serotonin can't be measured, how does anyone know this? -- Liz KS Never be too open minded, your brains could fall out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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