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I am not a neuro anything, but has that been the a big debate in the antidepressant discussion long? The low level of serotonin? Is that a fallacy or an i missi
by danielovichdk 6y ago
I am not a neuro anything, but has that been the a big debate in the antidepressant discussion long? The low level of serotonin? Is that a fallacy or an i missing something?
- anaphor 6y agoIt's been a persistent myth perpetuated in the media/journalism/society/etc for a few decades, but there is a lot of scientific evidence showing that it doesn't really explain how depression works, and the fact that SSRIs boost serotonin doesn't explain why they work as a treatment. See https://sci-hub.st/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763415000287 https://sci-hub.st/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art... for example.