Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 >>I've heard that most of serotonin is produced in the gut.<< *** Ummmm ....(playing medical researcher here) .... so does this mean that perhaps the incredibly high levels of depression in our society may be due in part to bad gut function, and thus low levels or serotonin production?? But then I thought it was the " uptake " problem in the cerebral brain that was the cause of depression.... at least that's what " they " say. Isn't it true that " they " don't really know HOW the antidepressent meds work? (sorry, hope this isn't too off-topic...) Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 I've heard that most of serotonine is produced in the gut. Roman Suze Fisher wrote: > It occurred to me that some folks may not be familiar with the gut brain and > its functions, so here's an article that summarizes some of what's known > about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2002 Report Share Posted April 22, 2002 Carolyn- >Ummmm ....(playing medical researcher here) .... so does this mean that >perhaps the incredibly high levels of depression in our society may be due >in part to bad gut function, and thus low levels or serotonin production?? The mechanism may be more complicated, but the health of the gut definitely affects the health of the brain and the mind. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2002 Report Share Posted April 27, 2002 Carolyn Gutman-Dey wrote: > >>I've heard that most of serotonin is produced in the gut.<< > *** Ummmm ....(playing medical researcher here) .... so does this mean that perhaps the incredibly high levels of depression in our society may be due in part to bad gut function, and thus low levels or serotonin production?? That was what who I heard that from implied. If I am not mistaken, that was an author of a book called " Depression: cured at last " or something like that. > But then I thought it was the " uptake " problem in the cerebral brain that was the cause of depression.... at least that's what " they " say. Isn't it true that " they " don't really know HOW the antidepressent meds work? (sorry, hope this isn't too off-topic...) I think the reason they work with the uptake is to increase amount of serotonin available for neuron firing, not because there's a problem with the uptake. There are many nutrients necessary for serotonin production, and if one doesn't get enough of them, (s)he will suffer lack of serotonin, and therefore, probably depression. Moreover (I am being cinical here), if they work with the root cause, they won't be able to have depressed people permanently (or for a long time) take antidepressants. So, it pays ( " them " ) to address events that occur at layers far away from the root cause, and modifying reuptake of serotonin is an example of it. Roman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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