Posted by Oddzilla on August 18, 2000, at 17:25:43
In reply to Re: prozac alternatives, posted by stjames on August 18, 2000, at 17:18:43
> She quotes from Dr. Peter Breggin's book "Talking Back to Prozac" "The brain develops an ominous reaction (from taking Prozac) that continues to increase over time. The mechanism - called down-regulation - causes receptors for serotonin literally to disappear from the brain. In many areas in the brains of experimental animals, the receptors drastically diminish in number, sometimes with losses as high as 60% in regions of the brain involved in mental functioning."
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> James here....
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> It is common in aging to lose a great number of receptors, as much or greater than 60%. This is normal and does not seem to have any sig. effect.
> The body accounts for this normal part of ageing
> by starting off with excess receptors.
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> It is hogwash. Scare tactics.
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> james
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So if I lose 60% now from longterm Prozac use and 60% as the normal consequence of aging, I will have no receptors left. Am I missing something??Oddzilla
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