Guest guest Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 SSRI's are a form of antidepressants. It has to do with controlling the seratonin level in the brain. I use to know what the initials stood for but I have since forgotten. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 335 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:04:22 EDT NewBodyNewMe@... writes: > What is /are SSRI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 SSRI's are a form of antidepressants. It has to do with controlling the seratonin level in the brain. I use to know what the initials stood for but I have since forgotten. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 335 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:04:22 EDT NewBodyNewMe@... writes: > What is /are SSRI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I believe that SSRI is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Basically, the serotonin is happy-making stuff, and the SSRI's keep serotonin from being sucked up and destroyed, thus increasing your chances of remaining mellow. 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is a non-Rx supplement that is an immediate biochemical precursor of serotonin production in the brain, and many have gone at the mellow goal by taking it. I have been taking 50 mg before dinner to try to calm the anxiousness that makes me want to snack in the evenings. I'm not sure if it really helps. Some say that I should be taking 100 mg. Maybe I'll try that. Anybody here have any experience with it? --Steve At 8:31 AM -0500 4/14/03, loriowen@... wrote: >SSRI's are a form of antidepressants. It has to do with controlling the >seratonin level in the brain. I use to know what the initials stood for >but I have since forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I believe that SSRI is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Basically, the serotonin is happy-making stuff, and the SSRI's keep serotonin from being sucked up and destroyed, thus increasing your chances of remaining mellow. 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is a non-Rx supplement that is an immediate biochemical precursor of serotonin production in the brain, and many have gone at the mellow goal by taking it. I have been taking 50 mg before dinner to try to calm the anxiousness that makes me want to snack in the evenings. I'm not sure if it really helps. Some say that I should be taking 100 mg. Maybe I'll try that. Anybody here have any experience with it? --Steve At 8:31 AM -0500 4/14/03, loriowen@... wrote: >SSRI's are a form of antidepressants. It has to do with controlling the >seratonin level in the brain. I use to know what the initials stood for >but I have since forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I knew it was something like that. Thanks for the info. I have never tried the 5-HTP. Wellbutrin works wonders for me. Lori O. On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:19:12 -0400 Steve Goldstein writes: > I believe that SSRI is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. > Basically, the serotonin is happy-making stuff, and the SSRI's keep > > serotonin from being sucked up and destroyed, thus increasing your > chances of remaining mellow. > > 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is a non-Rx supplement that is an > immediate biochemical precursor of serotonin production in the > brain, > and many have gone at the mellow goal by taking it. I have been > taking 50 mg before dinner to try to calm the anxiousness that makes > > me want to snack in the evenings. I'm not sure if it really helps. > > Some say that I should be taking 100 mg. Maybe I'll try that. > Anybody here have any experience with it? > > --Steve > > At 8:31 AM -0500 4/14/03, loriowen@... wrote: > >SSRI's are a form of antidepressants. It has to do with > controlling the > >seratonin level in the brain. I use to know what the initials > stood for > >but I have since forgotten. > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I knew it was something like that. Thanks for the info. I have never tried the 5-HTP. Wellbutrin works wonders for me. Lori O. On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:19:12 -0400 Steve Goldstein writes: > I believe that SSRI is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. > Basically, the serotonin is happy-making stuff, and the SSRI's keep > > serotonin from being sucked up and destroyed, thus increasing your > chances of remaining mellow. > > 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is a non-Rx supplement that is an > immediate biochemical precursor of serotonin production in the > brain, > and many have gone at the mellow goal by taking it. I have been > taking 50 mg before dinner to try to calm the anxiousness that makes > > me want to snack in the evenings. I'm not sure if it really helps. > > Some say that I should be taking 100 mg. Maybe I'll try that. > Anybody here have any experience with it? > > --Steve > > At 8:31 AM -0500 4/14/03, loriowen@... wrote: > >SSRI's are a form of antidepressants. It has to do with > controlling the > >seratonin level in the brain. I use to know what the initials > stood for > >but I have since forgotten. > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Selective Seritonin Reuptake Inhibitor....seritonin is a neurotransmitter presnt in our brains...along with a bunch of others. When it is in the synapse, a space between the cells, it enables us to feel nondepressed, shall we say. Those of us who are deficient in qualtity need to have MORE of it in the synapse, hence a 'reuptake inhibitor' Think of it like a lock and a key...the person holding the key (seritonin), reaches out to find a lock, the lock wants to receive the dy, but is full of wax, so the key just stays in the space betweenthe person and the lock. That space is the synapse. For some reason, it works for most of us. Corrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Selective Seritonin Reuptake Inhibitor....seritonin is a neurotransmitter presnt in our brains...along with a bunch of others. When it is in the synapse, a space between the cells, it enables us to feel nondepressed, shall we say. Those of us who are deficient in qualtity need to have MORE of it in the synapse, hence a 'reuptake inhibitor' Think of it like a lock and a key...the person holding the key (seritonin), reaches out to find a lock, the lock wants to receive the dy, but is full of wax, so the key just stays in the space betweenthe person and the lock. That space is the synapse. For some reason, it works for most of us. Corrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Thank you Corrine. I guess I have selective memory. I remember the seritonin and the reuptake. I don't like the selective inhibitor but I guess its better to be a selective inhibitor then not. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 335 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:39:19 -0000 " Corrine Grantwit " writes: > Selective Seritonin Reuptake Inhibitor....seritonin is a > neurotransmitter presnt in our brains...along with a bunch of > others. When it is in the synapse, a space between the cells, it > enables us to feel nondepressed, shall we say. Those of us who are > > deficient in qualtity need to have MORE of it in the synapse, hence > > a 'reuptake inhibitor' Think of it like a lock and a key...the > person holding the key (seritonin), reaches out to find a lock, the > > lock wants to receive the dy, but is full of wax, so the key just > stays in the space betweenthe person and the lock. That space is > the synapse. For some reason, it works for most of us. Corrine > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Thank you Corrine. I guess I have selective memory. I remember the seritonin and the reuptake. I don't like the selective inhibitor but I guess its better to be a selective inhibitor then not. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 335 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:39:19 -0000 " Corrine Grantwit " writes: > Selective Seritonin Reuptake Inhibitor....seritonin is a > neurotransmitter presnt in our brains...along with a bunch of > others. When it is in the synapse, a space between the cells, it > enables us to feel nondepressed, shall we say. Those of us who are > > deficient in qualtity need to have MORE of it in the synapse, hence > > a 'reuptake inhibitor' Think of it like a lock and a key...the > person holding the key (seritonin), reaches out to find a lock, the > > lock wants to receive the dy, but is full of wax, so the key just > stays in the space betweenthe person and the lock. That space is > the synapse. For some reason, it works for most of us. Corrine > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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