Serotonin and autism

[Guest guest]

cant really answer the question on serotonin, but, i do know i have a gut

kid (along with chronic constip) and his doc said i shoud look into iv serotonin

(i believe this is what he said. it was a while ago.) i'm searching like

you. interesting though tx for sharing. vicki

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I recently read an article regarding the role of serotonin and autistic

behaviors with mice:

http://www.empowher.com/autism/content/autism-and-effects-serotonin?page=0,0

In this article they used buspirone as the ssri. Can anyone tell me if

buspirone has been used by anyone or anyone's child? Thank you.

[Guest guest]

Buspirone is actually a serotonin receptor partial agonist (I guess that's a

SRPA) rather than an SSRI. SSRIs (like Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, etc.) are

typically used for depression, OCD, and other issues, while Buspirone is for

anxiety. The main difference that I've seen (I've taken both Buspirone and

Zoloft) is that your SSRIs aren't " drugs " in the sense that they do anything

artificial to your system (they simply prevent your body from under-utilizing

the serotonin you need to sleep better, think more clearly, and generally calm

down), while Buspirone is an " upper. " My psychiatrist says that it

" artificially " makes you feel good rather than using what's already in your body

to make you feel good.

My son (5.5 yrs) started taking the SSRI Paxil in November, and we've seen quite

a bit of improvement -- he's happier, speaking more clearly, and has more

energy. Hope this helps! -- Holly

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