Posted by willey on January 1, 2010, at 2:44:29
In reply to Julia Ross- mood types/chemicals, posted by inanimate peanut on December 31, 2009, at 22:44:25
i studied pharmcology ten years now,learning the gaba sites,a,b the dopamine receptor typs,so ,so ,on,and i promise u no book is gonna tell you even close the whats going on,the truth is their is no testing for imbalances,so to humour the theory of one lets say u use a ssri to treat one,ok so when r u "balanced" wouldent going on past the balance and incresing serotonin to unknown levels be dangerous?Shouldent testing be done to lower the dose then or control the increase of serontion.
But it isnt,two thins are,chances are the chemical imbalances are simply END RESULTS of the bigger problem behind the story.
Increasing KNOWN feel good chemicals is the same process to which street drugs work,they increase a well known feel good chemical based on its ability to produce a effect,NOT because its believed to be "imbalanced"
I had a GREAT study and im looking through my drive for it that showe in the brain of a depressed to a non depressed findings showed at the least,
-- Numerous nuero chemicals were off balance,there were no specific ones.Rather an abundant of imbalances.
--- A increased ratio of excitatory aminos (the precruros to the chemicals) to inhibtaroy ones.
--- A important differance in grey brain matter,something i dont know about,but they stressed this finding.
-- Over heated and active parts of the brain in the depressed.
--- A huge imbalance of basic nutrients in the depressed person.
So what this says to me,actualy makes sense,which is we dont know what really is causing the problem,but we know its end result is a abundant defieacny in numerous important brain compounds.
Remember hearing on the radio once a dr. stating he believes he has an idea where depression starts,he said its near the laughter producing part of the brain,a part we can not get to to study.
I dont know,but i promise and im not addressing u at all,neighter was this post,but rather in genreal stating that what we know about neurotransmitters are absurdly weak compared to what chemisct actualy know and how the brain works,if u read the right articles u will be blown away at how complex the drugs we take work on the brain,way beyone what most of us are capable of chatting here about.
My old doc,who i miss dearly,laughed once as she gave me the drug insert and said,"here your the only patient who asks to read these so i know to give it lol"
You seem very confused about parnate,however i think you might think theres info on it that u can learn when in fact the actual pharmcology of parnate is amazing and the best sites to prob read tis are atricles on biopsyhatryWish everyone well on there fresh new years start !!!
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