Posted by linkadge on May 29, 2008, at 8:27:25
In reply to Re: C*A*F*F*E*I*N*E..as an antidepressant?, posted by undopaminergic on May 29, 2008, at 0:37:04
>That definition seems tailor-made to suit the >contemporary excuses for antidepressants that >not only take weeks to show efficacy - in the >unlikely case that they ever do - but also have >to be taken practically for good, because they >do nothing to rectify the underlying pathology, >but merely mask some of the more disturbing and >conspicuous manifestations thereof.
I agree. The 'definition' of antidepressant was really formuated to make them sound different from stimulants. In order for treatment of affective disorders to be more acceptable, people had to believe they were not taking "uppers".
Some drugs like amineptine were antidepressnats with some euphoric abilities. That does not make them any less of an antidepressant.
An antidepressant drug doesn't need to take weeks to work, and doesn't necessarily need to be taken consistently. Ketamine for instance, can alleviate depression in hours and the effect can last for weeks.
Relief from depression is all about turning off the bad brain regions and turning on the good brain regions in a somewhat sustainable way. If daily coffee does that for you, then who is anybody to argue?
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