Posted by bleauberry on September 25, 2007, at 16:09:25
In reply to not reversible damage because of ssri treatment, posted by sdb on September 25, 2007, at 14:06:24
My doctor told me SSRIs cause longterm damage in the way the body metabolizes tryptophan into serotonin. I was also shown photos of neurotransmitter receptors after months of SSRI exposure and the dendrites on them were all shriveled up and deformed, and the outer sheath of cells gets damaged. Not sure if the damage is long lasting, permanent, or curable. Doc says there are protocols to repair such damage that involve high doses of the phospholipids phosphatydyl serine, phos.inositol, phos.acetylcoline and a couple others I didn't recognize. At the very least, fish oil and flax oil can help. Gingko biloba, st johns wort, or acetyl-l-carnitine have been reported to repair and grow new brain cells.
In any case, my doctor does prescribe SSRIs as a last resort, but he says they are neurotoxic. I agree that evidence of this is probably being downplayed or suppressed. After all, the kind of research to conclusively prove damage would be expensive, and the only people with that kind of money are the people that make the drugs. It is not exactly in their best interest I would not think.
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