Posted by Lao Tzu on July 14, 2010, at 20:09:18
In reply to Article on Amino Acids etc Effectiveness for Dep., posted by Questionmark on July 13, 2010, at 14:33:39
I did read somewhere that SSRI's can cause depletion of neurotransmitters. I read it on a site that promoted use of amino acids tryptophan, tyrosine, and DL-phenylalanine for replenishing the lost neurotransmitters. I don't know of any proof this occurs. I take an SSRI everyday, and it does help with depression. Taking additional amino acids to bolster neurotransmitter levels may be too simplistic. It's not the quantity of neurotransmitters that is the problem, but rather something else like receptor activity or possibly problems with secondary messengers. Just taking aminos is not necessarily going to correct your depression. SSRIs do help with depression, especially very severe depression that amino acids won't necessarily be able to correct.
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