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Are there any other credible hypotheses for why SSRIs take weeks to affect mood according to the literature, when their effect on the serotonin is immediate?
by mahathu 3y ago
Are there any other credible hypotheses for why SSRIs take weeks to affect mood according to the literature, when their effect on the serotonin is immediate?
- rubicon33 3y agoYes, another is that they cause an increase in BDNF in the hippocampus, which stimulates neurogenesis there. This process of literally growing neurons takes weeks, even months.