Re: Okay, here's one for you. » Anyuser

Posted by jay on April 27, 2002, at 16:05:15

In reply to Okay, here's one for you. » TSA West, posted by Anyuser on April 27, 2002, at 12:25:54

> >Ask me for any further link on any other topic. I also do highly specialized research for anyone for free, based on full-text medical journals. Cheers!
>
> Ponder pondered a good question above: "Does anyone else wonder about drug side-effects vs. depression as the cause of cognitive difficulties? I mean, not just during the depression, but a kind of ongoing alteration in brain function from the illness?"
>
> I would add to Ponder's question by asking: is there evidence that depression causes cognitive decline (over and above being an incidental risk factor)? Is there evidence that ADs help prevent, rather than cause, cognitive decline over "the long haul," as Leighwit puts it?
I have read that antidepressants do prevent neuronal death, but I don't have the references on hand. Don't forget, sometimes it is hard to distinguish between medication side-effects and our conditions. What I really would like is a solid, straight answer on how antidepressants regulate cortisone levels. I have read a number of contradictory things on this topic.
Jay

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THANKS!! (nm) » TSA West amber_spirit 4/27/02
Good link » TSA West Anyuser 4/27/02
Re: Good link. Also: » Anyuser TSA West 4/27/02
If you're into drugs . . . . Anyuser 4/27/02
Okay, here's one for you. » TSA West Anyuser 4/27/02
Re: Okay, here's one for you. » Anyuser jay 4/27/02

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