Posted by Huxley on June 16, 2010, at 4:37:45
In reply to im also rejecting meds..., posted by Christ_empowered on June 15, 2010, at 22:43:49
What Christ empowered says is true and people need to recognise that THERE IS NO CHEMICAL IMBALANCE.
If it was a biological illness then there would be biological evidence.If you were to argue that there is a biologial illness that we just are not advanced enough in our science to
detect it well what makes you think we are advanced enough to treat it?How can you treat a chemical imbalance that you have not detected using drugs that you do not understand what they do?
To me this seems the opposite of balance. When you are putting these drugs in your system, this is when you are creating
an imbalance which leads to you being chronically ill."For instance, Prozac and other SSRI antidepressants block
the reuptake of serotonin . In order to cope with this hindrance of normal function, the
brain tones down its whole serotonergic system . Neurons both release less serotonin and
down-regulate (or decrease) their number of serotonin receptors . The density of serotonin
receptors in the brain may decrease by 50% or more . As part of this adaptation
process, Hyman noted, there are also changes in intracellular signaling pathways and
gene expression . After a few weeks, Hyman concluded, the patient's brain is functioning
in a manner that is "qualitatively as well as quantitatively different from the normal
state""The brain responds to neuroleptics-which block 70% to 90% of all D, dopamine
receptors in the brain-as though they are a pathological insult . To compensate,
dopaminergic brain cells increase the density of their D, receptors by 30% or more"Does that sound like a healthy balance? Is there any suprise that once you stop taking a neuroleptic or an AD that when this gross
imbalance of receptors sends you a little nuts?
Christ empowered if you dont mind me asking, how did you get off your meds? From what it sounds like you were on a or some APs?I have tossed the pill bottles in the bin. Then gone scrambling back to the bin a couple of days later. I am having an extremly hard time with zyprexa. Only been on it for a couple of years. Would you mid sharing your story of how you got off them?
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