Posted by pelorojo on April 23, 2003, at 15:03:00
In reply to Re: Larry..Question I've been wondering for long time, posted by Larry Hoover on April 23, 2003, at 11:31:27
> In my thinking, psychotropic meds are more like the high-octane boost or the heavy oil. They mask the problem, and do nothing to remedy the underlying difficulties. Moreover, it would always be a mistake to expect the car to run "as new".
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Is that true ("do nothing to remedy the underlying difficulties")? I thought there was speculation that anti-depressants (SSRIs, at least) stimulate neurogenesis in some strategic parts of the brain and that was part of how they worked. If true, it seems that in some way it would get at the underlying problem -- no ?
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