Ep.76 What’s Wrong with Antidepressants? A Deep Dive into SSRIs
After last week’s informative interview with Rev. Fred Shaw Jr. on the lack of science behind SSRI drugs, Dr. Duncan McCollum returns to this subject with even more research disproving this “chemical imbalance theory” that these drugs are based upon.
A landmark mega-study—A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression—found the theory that depression is caused from a chemical imbalance of serotonin in the brain to be “not empirically substantiated.” In other words, there isn’t any scientific evidence backing up this claim.
One of the main problems with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is that they are based on this false chemical imbalance theory of depression. Since depression is not caused by low serotonin levels, giving someone more serotonin isn’t likely to cure the root cause of their depression. What’s more, when you take SSRIs long-term they begin to wear out and damage the serotonin receptors on your nerves. As a result the drug stops working, and so the patient is prescribed a second or third drug that works in what is called a “cocktail.”
Using more of these same drugs when one pill isn’t working fits Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity—doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It’s time we as physicians look for different solutions if we truly wish to “do no harm” and help our patients heal according to our Hippocratic Oath.
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* DISCLAIMER: This information is not intended to be used as personal medical advice. Always do your own research and talk to a good doctor before making any changes to your current medication to find out what is best for you.
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