Posted by Jerrympls on July 23, 2002, at 20:52:54
In reply to Re: Memantine Experimentation, posted by fairnymph on July 23, 2002, at 0:55:56
> I do not feel, though, that most opiates have any value as antidepressants, as they are too 'escapist'.
There is much liturature on the connection between endogenous opioids and the neuroohormone theories of depression. And after years of continued emotional pain, side effects, lost friends, darkness, insomnia, apathy, isolation, lost opportunites, lost loves, tears, and lost self, I see no problem with "escaping" the horrible darkness when one can - safely of course. And you can't tell me that Prozac et. al have not the possibility for some as being extremely "escapist."
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