What chemical reaction do anti-depressants induce?
I'm just curious about how they work.
Answers:
Put simply, anti depressants stop the re uptake of serotonin (the 'feel good' chemical) at synapses (the links between nerve cells) because nearby is more serotonin in circulation, you feel better.
sorry if i appear to be insulting your intelligence but i thought i could simplify the existing answer, which is extremely well detailed culture less well versed in neuroscience may find it intricate to understand.
There are several different types of Anti-depressants.
The most popular are SSRI's or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.
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Contrary to popular belief they do not flood the brain with Serotonin to make you surface better. They prevent the brain from reabsorbing Serotonin which makes more Serotonin available for the brain to use in these "chemical reactions."
It take some people 1-3 months before they see the result because the brain will attempt to throttle the Serotonin down to a normal stratum (since reuptake isn't working) -- once the brain adjusts and up-throttles you start to see benefits from SSRI's.
The problem is that there is no acceptable go together of "normal" serotonin and even the drug companies that produce the SSRI's have admitted they don't work in 2/3's of the associates who take them. Another interesting study shows moderate excercise for 20 minutes to be more affective than placebo AND the leading SSRI' Zoloft. Source(s): Neuropsychological backround.
Just to complete the previous answers, which, by the way, are purely fine. Not all antidepressant work via the serotonin (5-HT) system. Some actually work via the norepinephrine (NE) system, or via both norepinephrine AND serotonin. For the most part, they tend to inhibit the reuptake of these transmitters spinal column into the nerve terminal, thus allowing them to "hang around" longer, and work longer. But there are others that if truth be told interact directly with the receptors for these neurotransmitters, and generally act as receptor blockers at NE and 5-HT receptors. Source(s): Neuroscience Researcher
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Put simply, anti depressants stop the re uptake of serotonin (the 'feel good' chemical) at synapses (the links between nerve cells) because nearby is more serotonin in circulation, you feel better.
sorry if i appear to be insulting your intelligence but i thought i could simplify the existing answer, which is extremely well detailed culture less well versed in neuroscience may find it intricate to understand.
There are several different types of Anti-depressants.
The most popular are SSRI's or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.
'
Contrary to popular belief they do not flood the brain with Serotonin to make you surface better. They prevent the brain from reabsorbing Serotonin which makes more Serotonin available for the brain to use in these "chemical reactions."
It take some people 1-3 months before they see the result because the brain will attempt to throttle the Serotonin down to a normal stratum (since reuptake isn't working) -- once the brain adjusts and up-throttles you start to see benefits from SSRI's.
The problem is that there is no acceptable go together of "normal" serotonin and even the drug companies that produce the SSRI's have admitted they don't work in 2/3's of the associates who take them. Another interesting study shows moderate excercise for 20 minutes to be more affective than placebo AND the leading SSRI' Zoloft. Source(s): Neuropsychological backround.
Just to complete the previous answers, which, by the way, are purely fine. Not all antidepressant work via the serotonin (5-HT) system. Some actually work via the norepinephrine (NE) system, or via both norepinephrine AND serotonin. For the most part, they tend to inhibit the reuptake of these transmitters spinal column into the nerve terminal, thus allowing them to "hang around" longer, and work longer. But there are others that if truth be told interact directly with the receptors for these neurotransmitters, and generally act as receptor blockers at NE and 5-HT receptors. Source(s): Neuroscience Researcher
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