Guest guest Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 if i remember right,,,from pharmacology class and reinforced in biological psychology class.... we cant " make more serotonin " we can only affect the amount 'taken up " by the receptors.. hence drugs like SSRI's....theyre serotonin reuptake inhibitors..they BLOCK the receptors allowing serotonin to COLLECT AND POOL in your brain.... thats the only way to " increase " the amount.... a classic SSRI is fenfluramine..of phen-fen fame.....serotonin satisfies appetite..it gives us that cozy just been fed feeling....so an SSRI like fenfluramine KILLED your appetite on the spot...and it did too, trust me....stopped your hunger cold in its tracks... another SSRI is prozac.....(they tried the phentermine/prozac combo at one point but it wasn't anywhere near as succesful as the fenfluramine). serotonin calms us, so SSRI's calm us.... serotonin inducing foods would be grain, potatoes, bread, all the evils we've read about here... i have a book on my shelf right now called " Potatoes not Prozac " ...its touting the benefits of feeding people more potatoes to eleviate the need for SSRI's.... you may want to look into that book Kerri, but for me, those foods equal ARTHRITIS. hope this helps a bit... -- Anna " A fool can not understand wisdom even if he associates with a sage. " - Buddha " Do not throw pearls to swine, lest they trample over them and attack you. " - Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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