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Re: Peter Breggin

Posted by SLS on November 10, 2009, at 6:25:45

In reply to Re: Peter Breggin » uncouth, posted by Phidippus on November 9, 2009, at 22:56:47

> > How much should I be worried about the Lithium, antidepressants, antipsychotics, etc. that I take causing brain damage etc.?

> Lithium is a neuroprotective agent and can guard against nerve cell degeneration.

> SSRIs act much in the same regard, protecting the hippocampus and other brain regions from the atrophying effects of depression.

I think the key word is "atrophy". I believe that the shrinking of brain tissue seen in depression is a true atrophy from disuse rather than a disease process. I could be wrong. I read that in order for an antidepressant to produce neurotrophic or neurogenic effects, it must effectively treat the depression / stress first.

If this is true, then:

AD > remission > neurogenesis.

This is in opposition to the majority view that:

AD > neurogenesis > remission.


> Antipsychotics, on the other hand, can stunt brain growth and cause dopamanergic pathways to atrophy.

I never heard that.


- Scott

 

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