Posted by undopaminergic on April 14, 2008, at 22:31:42
In reply to Re: anyone ever had greater success on a generic? » undopaminergic, posted by Phillipa on April 13, 2008, at 12:01:09
> I wonder if side effects or the absense of means a med will work or not? Any thoughts on that? Phillipa
>The side effects demonstrate that the medication has effects, but the effects may or may not be necessary for the therapeutic action. In the case of SSRIs, I don't think the stimulation of the gastrointestinal system (for example) has any relevance to antidepressant efficacy, but it's probably inevitable, as serotonin is a major neurotransmitter in the enteric system. A synonym of serotonin is enteramine...
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