Posted by banga on April 12, 2005, at 16:13:35
In reply to Re: Antidepressants affect serotonin in 2 distinctways » ed_uk, posted by jrbecker on April 12, 2005, at 15:42:45
>>>actually, the interplay of the SSRI's affect on dopaminergic output is much more complicated than that. In other words, because SSRIs modulate DA activity, it should not be summarily described as a "negative" or an adverse effect of these drugs....
Really that is what I meant, sorry if I offended--that it is very complex...For me I was just reacting ot the tone that seemed to imply this is definitely positive...we dont know that. I think it is way too early to understand whether the interactions are good or bad--and as in anything in life, it is probably both good and bad, at different sites at different times, individualized by a persons chemistry, etc....
IMO. I am far from being an expert, all I know is that brain chemistry is highly complex, and the we truly do not know much about the medications to understand how they act...not that I do not appreciate their efforts!
Banga
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