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Posted 2007-10-02, 03:46 PM
in reply to -Spector-'s post starting "Alright I didn't read this entire..."
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-Spector- said:
Alright I didn't read this entire thread because their was alot to read but,
1. !K_A!, Some people are depressed for no reason at all, they have a fine life, a job, etc. but there is a chemical imbalance in their brain that makes them feel sad. Seritonin is the neurotransmitter that controls mood, in people that have this chemical imbalance, the neuron releases Seritonin into the synapse, and Receptor site of the next Neuron "absorbs" as much as possible. For some reason though, the channels of neuron do not hold all of the seritonin released, so when the re-uptake from the origonal neuron happens, it takes in to much, causing an imbalance between the neuron and the receptor site.
This is what the Anti-Depressents are for. They have a technical name of SSRI's which means Selective Seritonin Reputake Inhibitor. So, when they are on the medicine, it blocks some of the channels for the reuptake to take place making it so only some of the seritonin is re-absorbed, balancing out the chemicals. The left overs are then dissolved by enzymes.
I'm not a scientist so don't flame me for not knowing everything, but this is the general idea of what happens..
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I understand that, Spector, and acknowledged it. However, I feel that the majority of people who take anti-depressants aren't in that category. Same with ADHD.
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