Posted by bleauberry on September 28, 2010, at 17:58:42
In reply to One Explnation For The Low Success Rate Of ADs, posted by bulldog2 on September 28, 2010, at 15:50:28
I agree with Life Extension in that there are distinctly different types of depression, and each responds better to different meds.
Some antidepressant studies have found it doesn't matter. Different types of depression all responded to the same med.
But, it is easy to look at the fine details of such studies and see them riddled with flaws and incorrectly interpreted data.
Even if someone couldn't get a brain scan to see what they were dealing with, a simple street version would be to try, one at a time, 5htp, tyrosine, dlpa, gaba, glutamine. Somewhere within those short sample trials the patient would discover what feels better and what doesn't. For example, someone responding quickly to DLPA would probably not be a good candidate for lexapro. DLPA is in the norepinephrine/dopamine/opioid spectrum...barely any effect on serotonin. While 5htp is pure serotonin. More than likely, the patient would find some combination of two or three of those substances in a custom recipe.
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