Posted by linkadge on December 2, 2002, at 8:42:51
In reply to Re: Receptor/brain damage? » linkadge, posted by rjk on December 2, 2002, at 8:23:07
I understand that some people who come here
have had very bad experiences with medication, psychiatrists and the like.These medications do not work by dammaging brain receptors, in fact, when an antidepressant works it causes a significant increase in the volume of the hippocampus. Also, when an antidepresant works it also prompts the developement of a significant number of new neural connections.
In, general people who come to this board are the ones who are having problems with their medications. They are looking for help.
For the majority of people out there who get depressed, these medications help to sucessfully abort a painful depression, and when it is finished, they have no problem tapering of the medication.
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