Posted by blueberry on November 16, 2005, at 3:27:39
In reply to Lurkers Please Come Out and Regulars too About Med, posted by Phillipa on November 16, 2005, at 1:02:50
I think meds are very helpful when they are "on target", that is, directly versus indirectly addressing the real underlying cause of symptoms. It could be serotonin, could be norepinephrine, could be dopamine, could be GABA, could be glutamate, could have nothing at all do to with neurotransmitters but instead involves electricity, could be the flow of neurotransmitters....whatever, we just don't have a way to figure it out except to go by clues from how we respond to different meds. If the med is on target, it is extremely helpful. If it is off target, it is minorly helpful, not helpful at all, or even hurtful.
Just my thoughts.
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