Posted by musky on March 6, 2006, at 22:31:37
In reply to Re: NASA's , SSRI, SNRI, etc. » Phillipa, posted by yxibow on March 4, 2006, at 17:23:02
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that is very interesting you say that the receptors are in the gut... If you read the literature on how neurorecptors work, they are the ones that signal across the synaptic junction and the antidepressants either affect the signal before or after the synapse..In other words you would first absorb the drug yes in;your gut, but the end effect is in the brain...the neuro transmitter cells. The SNRI's Etc all block the receptors from reabsorbing the serontonin like it should , thereby creating an excess...
muskySerotonin can't be messured by a blood test. At least the serotonin in your brain. You can test for some TCA's but no blocd test of SSRI ,SNRI. If there were they would know how much and which drug to give you. Correct me if I'm wrong. Fondly, Phillipa
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> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003562.htm
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