Patients Who Use Anti-Depressants Can Be More Likely to Suffer Relapse

“… anti-depressants interfere with the brain’s natural self-regulation of serotonin and other neurotransmitters, and the brain can overcorrect once medication is suspended, triggering new depression.”

Well, that’s a thought that’s going to fester.

Notes

  1. umajanelaaberta reblogged this from faysbook and added:
    I love how I’m forever trapped in this cycle. It’s charming.
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  4. yellowkitchendreams reblogged this from mindovermatterzine and added:
    I don’t know what to say to that … all I know is it’s very complicated. Personally, I didn’t want to take meds. But it...
  5. fuckyouchristy reblogged this from st and added:
    Oops.
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  7. oskomena reblogged this from mindovermatterzine and added:
    Oh wonderful, if it isn’t my (least) favourite word, “natural” making an appearance in this. Well, firstly: depression...
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    I was going to get mad about this, but I bought a Mind Over Matter zine instead. Stick that in your placebo and smoke...
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    A really interesting issue is the distinction between relapse and new, distinct symptoms. This is something that is...
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    What the fuck is this bollocks? My brain doesn’t regulate itself now, which is the problem in the first place.
  18. lovewallace reblogged this from thatfeministwithglasses and added:
    you can’t relapse if you don’t start getting better in the first place so fuck y’all I’m also pretty sure that the...
  19. thatfeministwithglasses reblogged this from mindovermatterzine and added:
    Good for fucking Andrew’s. I can assure him that my brain doesn’t self regulate the stuff anyways - I am always going to...
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  23. taylor-gene said: Anti-depressants start so many new psychological problems as well. They can put a band-aid on things, but they are so mentally unhealthy. Unless the patient is absolutely out of control, people should not be taking medications like these.
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