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Study says depression not caused by chemical imbalance, raising questions about antidepressants

submitted by knightwarrior41 to Health 2.8 yearsJul 25, 2022 07:29:21 ago (+46/-0)     (www.msn.com)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/study-says-depression-not-caused-by-chemical-imbalance-raising-questions-about-antidepressants/ar-AAZQ0uq?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2a627097071446bccf5cfd3d95c45bc9

Millions of Americans take antidepressants, but a new study suggests the theory underpinning their use may be entirely wrong. Research from the University College London raises doubt that chemical imbalance in the brain is responsible for depression.

The researchers found “no support for the hypothesis that depression is caused by lowered serotonin activity or concentrations.”

They found stronger evidence that stressful life events can lead to depression.

The question is, do antidepressants help, and if so, how? If not, could they be doing harm?

Experts are divided and the study has drawn some pushback.


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Magnesium - most people don't get enough
Melatonin - deep sleep to help remove gunk from the brain, also ubiquitous in the body and non-harmful. Some people have issues with it, so don't take if you don't have a decent sleeping block lined out.
Zinc - helps with some cases of anxiety, usually you'll see a mix of that with most depressed people.

Those are my big three, if you're looking for other random shit I'd advise

Vitamin D - if you're low on it (don't go outside much, most depressed people do not) the stuff helps on muscle pain in the lower back and calms a person down. High doses for a week, then 10,000 IU after is my normal if I forget for a long time.
L-Arginine - Boosts metabolism, has a strange effect of increasing oxidative stress as it gives the immune system some peroxide ammunition. But, also has anti ox properties. If you can stomach the taste brewers yeast is the cheapest place to get a lot along with a lot of other useful enzymes

There's a whole mess of them out there. From what I've personally found you kind of have to take a look at your regular diet, find the holes that you're lacking then get the proper base line reestablished. Also, fiber helps if you're looking to get rid of stuff through the bowels. But, don't go overboard with minerals as they can throw other minerals out of balance and really mess you up. For the first couple of days it's ok to go around 200% daily value, but settle back into getting into the 100% daily value range. And, now I'm rambling.