Posted by Larry Hoover on March 2, 2005, at 16:21:04
In reply to Re: for agitated depression?? » Larry Hoover, posted by Sarah T. on February 22, 2005, at 23:33:54
> Larry, you said that ssri's can further stress an already stressed individual. Can you elaborate a bit on that? Do you mean that taking ssri's might actually increase hypercortisolism? I do remember hearing that Remeron is just about the only antidepressant that is known to lower cortisol. From that, I understand that ssri's will not help lower cortisol, but do you think they might actually exacerbate it?
Stress more generally than that. I think that the adverse effects, and long-term effects, of e.g. SSRIs can be due to nutritional stress imposed by alterations in biochemical rates induced by the drug. For example, non-responders to SSRIs can be turned into responders by the simple addition of the vitamin folic acid. That indicates a direct biochemical dependency, and thereby, a nutritional stress, imposed by the intake of the drug.
I think that failing to address nutrition along with medical treatment of depression is short-sighted and foolhardy.
Lar
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