Posted by linkadge on July 7, 2004, at 16:33:20
In reply to Re: What really is the most potent antidepressant?, posted by morel1 on July 6, 2004, at 15:18:49
Sure, opiates and stimulants may bring relief in hours but the relief is short lived and can actually worsen the course of the illness.
Most antidepressants take months because it takes a while for them to trigger neurogenesis to patch up broken areas of the brain. Stimulants and opiates do not trigger neurogenesis and can generally waste what little circutry is left over.
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