Posted by Questionmark on July 13, 2010, at 14:33:39
http://www.neurowellness.com/Johns.Hopkins.Depression.Chapter.pdf
I wasn't too impressed by this until i got down to the "Treatment" section. Then it became pretty intriguing. Especially with some of their stats relating to effectiveness.
I'm still highly skeptical. But i wanted some knowledgeable people's opinions on this. Do you think this kind of relatively simple treatment guideline can be very helpful for many people?
(Oh, it looks like there's more to this writing that's not in this pdf page too, just so you're aware.)
Like i said i'm pretty skeptical, obviously. More so even because they seem to have some seemingly self-invented theories. i don't agree with their premise that reuptake inhibitors necessarily cause neurotransmitter depletion and lose effectiveness -- and/or are counter-productive, or what have you -- in the long run as a result. Subjectively and experientially it doesn't make sense that they deplete neurotransmitter levels to degrees that cause the synaptic NT levels to be reduced. And biochemically AND experientially it doesn't make sense that this would be the primary reason for reuptake inhibitor tolerance. What does make sense as the primary reason is receptor adaptation.
Anyway. Please share your thoughts.
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