Posted by bulldog2 on April 19, 2008, at 13:26:29
In reply to Re: OOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo, posted by linkadge on April 19, 2008, at 13:02:49
I believe that the AD effect of maois was found by accident. The first maoi was an antibiotic given to people with TB.It was noticed that their mood was significantly boosted by the drug.This cannot be explained away by placebo effect when this drug was being used for TB and no one had reason to expect an AD effect.
Now this may have no relevance to any other class of AD drugs but it does point us in the direction that it is possible for drugs to have benefit in the treatment of depression and other mood disorders.
Now it is my belief that you still treat the entire body and be as healthy as you can be. That's proper diet, exercise, and treating any hormonal problems etc. It's just my feeling that meds can be a useful adjunct in the battle against depression.
Since this is a forum for a discussion of meds I just feel once you believe that meds don't work it's time to move on. It may be a valid conclusion for your depression. If I reached that conclusion I would not post that here.Someone may stop their meds or not start them and I don't want to be responsible for the consequences which could be devastating for that person.I may not believe that chemotherapy works and that natural alternatives are better but I wouldn't go into a forum for chemotherapy and start a thread on how chemo doesn't work.
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