Posted by linkadge on April 22, 2007, at 8:11:48
In reply to Re: Sleep deprivation-Antidepressant effect?, posted by flmm on April 22, 2007, at 0:28:03
>Easy people! I only mean that a lot of people >expect too much from this site and i believe >constantly posting and obsessing about drugs and >studies and brain chemicals blah, blah, blah, >gets you nowhere!
Well, for starters, this sort of comment could apply to any one of the many posts on this board, so why are you targetting this one, which clearly showed very little in the way of "obsessing", and "brain chemicals"?
"There are only so many drugs to take so take the best ones you find"
Oftentimes, the application of a rational approach can limit the number of medication trials needed to find the "best one".
"and stop overanylizing every friggin thing about the brain!"
When were we doing this? The only time I brought in technical stuff was when you hinted that the antidepressant effect of S.D. was B.S.
"No matter what any of you think you know about the brain, chances are you are wrong.I am sure of that and science will prove it years from now!"
Its not necessarily about being right and wrong. Obviously most people know that the purported mechanisms of these drugs are only guidelines. But, they are guidlines based upon many carefull observations.
It is the observations and patient experience with certain medications and life stategies that can really make a difference.
Should we just ignore the many reports that sleep deprivation can, for some people, dramatically improve mood? Of course not, as it is a piece of the puzzle, even though we don't know at this point exactly how it works.
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