Posted by morgan miller on December 14, 2010, at 22:29:56
In reply to Re: berberine » linkadge, posted by bleauberry on December 14, 2010, at 17:18:41
>Still though, I was totally unaware berberine had antidepressant qualities. I guess if someone is infected with something they don't realize, it will not feel good....Herxheimer die off reaction. Berberine has tested potent against a wide range of pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and viruses. If a person can perservere through a Herx reaction, days or weeks sometimes months, recognizing for what it is and not mistakenly saying its a "bad reaction" then for sure there would be green grass and happy times on the other side. Call it antidepressant maybe. I would call it healing the body of what was causing the depression.
Berberine likely does have a mechanism of action that does affect neurotransmitters and is responsible for much of the antidepressant effects.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18585703
Chronic infections likely only account for no more than 30 percent of all cases of depression. Depression is mostly caused by a combination of genetic predispositions and lack of proper nurture. I don't know why this isn't more obvious to people. Also, depression is a normal part of life, just as anxiety is. Unfortunately, things like depression and anxiety get out of control and become chronic usually because of parents that are not equipped to nurture and love their children the way they need to and genetics.
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