Depression is not an imbalance in Serotonin. That is why antidepressants that rely on changing the serotonin balance do not work. I have written about this on a number of occasions but here is an excellent review with direct reference to the scientific articles. Read this and share. Over 6 decades of research, the serotonin (or norepinephrine, or dopamine) theory of depression and anxiety has not achieved scientific credibility? In a meta-analysis of over 14,000 patients and Dr. Insel, head of the NIMH, had this to say: Despite high expectations, neither genomics nor imaging has yet impacted the diagnosis or treatment of the 45 million Americans with serious or moderate mental illness each year. To understand what imbalance is, we must know what balance looks like, and neuroscience, to date, has not characterized the optimal brain state, nor how to even assess for it. A New England Journal of Medicine review on Major Depression, stated: ... numerous studies of norepinephrine and serotonin metabolites in plasma, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid as well as postmortem studies of the brains of patients with depression, have yet to identify the purported deficiency reliably. greenmedinfo/blog/depression-it-s-not-your-serotonin
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:01:24 +0000
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