Posted by kiwiredbeach on October 19, 2006, at 14:18:14
In reply to Re: What causes panic attacks, posted by nolvas on October 19, 2006, at 13:08:23
Yes
I agree with about you in regards to serotonin. If our problems were just serotonin based then SSRI drugs would be fantastic however we both now that this is not the case. One thing I have read is that Tianeptine reduces cortisol quite strongly. I suspect that this is its real method of action. The thories about cortisl seem to make sense to me. It would also explain why it takes more than 2 weeks for there to be a improvement. It seems to me if you have enough cortisol in your blood stream and it seem to shrinks parts of your brain(from what Ive read). I imagine cortisol goes through the blood brain barrier very easily.Cheers Kiwiredbeach
Nolvas are you based in the UK have you heard any good or bad about the "priory"
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