As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently subscribed to Dr. David Williams' online newsletter. Here is a great link to a Dr. Williams post that talks about depression. This link offers another alternative look at this condition. (See my prior post about Dr. Andrew Weil and Dr. Amen on depression.)
Dr. Williams' article states "...the difference in improvement between patients taking antidepressants and placebos was not clinically significant..." In other words, SSRIs--selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors--have a long list of side effects but studies have shown they don't work for mild/moderate depression (there were positive results for severe depression.)
The SSRIs include Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Luvox, and Effexor. Another part of this article says, "...we now know that taking these antidepressants also doubles one's risk of the worst consequence of the problem they're being used to treat: suicide..."
Dr. Williams then goes on to talk about the connection between depression and adrenal, thyroid and pituitary imbalance. In a previous post I wrote about Dr. Weil's recommendation for Ashwagandha and Rhodiola for depression. In doing research on the Internet, I discovered these herbs are often recommended for adrenal fatigue, which makes sense, since Williams links depression with glandular imbalance.
www.drdavidwilliams.com/shared/multiUseBlank.aspx?contentID=22574
A Votre Sante (Here's to Your Health), Alix
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