Posted by Elizabeth on July 3, 2001, at 16:27:19
In reply to why do antidepressants work?, posted by Edward on July 3, 2001, at 14:32:39
> I don't understand this: whenever you take drugs constantly for a prolonged period of time, you become tolerant.
That's often true, yes. With antidepressants, the adaptive changes that result from chronic use are thought to be responsible for the antidepressant effects. (Nobody is sure exactly how ADs work, but this general idea is consistent with everything we know about them.)
-elizabeth
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