Posted by poser938 on December 27, 2013, at 17:24:23
Has anyone on Babble ever taken an antidepressant and experienced an effect they can only relate to "Neurogenesis" aka the growth of new brain cells. Many of us have taken many medications. We basically understand the motivating effect of increasing dopamine, or the calming/numbing effect of serotonin. Or however it feels to have any of our other neurotransmitters altered. But what about Neurogenesis. How is that supposed to feel? Sometimes the idea of Neurogenesis seems like propaganda, similar to how they used to get away with saying antidepressants "correct chemical imbalances".
Its like they come up with scientific literature to make people think antidepressants are as safe and healthy for you as vitamin C. I'd like to think Neurogenesis caused by antidepressants I'd indeed a real thing. Or maybe the increases in neurogenesis only occurs as a response to the mood benefits that some people experience when taking them.
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