Ich lese gerade (mal wieder, in einem anderen Zusammenhang) ein Buch von einer Endokrinologin, Dr. Diana Schwarzbein, die sich dank ihrer Profession intensiv mit dem Zusammenhang von Ernährung, Hormonen, Insulin und diversen Neurotransmittern befasst, hunderte von Patienten mit endokrinologischen und psychiatrischen Problemen aller Art behandelt hat, und bin dabei auf den folgenden Abschnitt gestoßen:
There is no medical diagnosis of a low-Prozac or a low-Zoloft state. The medical diagnosis is a low-serotonin state. Some people feel better when they take these drugs because their serotonin levels are balanced for the first time. This leads them to believe that something is genetically wrong with them. But that is not the case. For most people, a low-serotonin state is not genetic but directly related to eating and lifestyle habits, as weil as hormone deficiencies and aging. Taking antidepressants while ignoring the real cause for a low-serotonin state will not yield permanent results. In addition, the side effect of these drugs is that they can cause rapidly changing serotonin levels, which may make you feel worse.
But serotonin-reuptake inhibitors work only if serotonin is available to inhibit. lf you suffer from an acute low-serotonin state, even these drugs will not help you.
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Zwei Dinge finde ich hieran interessant.