Hey guys. the SSRI problem?? Amenable to the classic U shaped curve of
motivation.(I bet that is what Annette said) At one base level of
excitement thedrug works one way, at another, the other way. Seems ok to
me. Best, KB
--On Friday, December 08, 2006 10:19 AM -0700 Jeffry Ricker
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On Dec 8, 2006, at 10:09 AM, Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote:
I was telling students in class that SSRIs are effective for treating
both anxiety and depressive disorders. A student who was paying attention
wanted to know how the same drug can work to help a disorder that seems
to be based on a hyperactive nervous system and on anoter disorder based
on apparently a hypoactive nervous system.
I gave what I thought was an adequate answer but I'd like to hear from
tipsters.
I tell them that it's a magic potion first concocted by alchemists in the
13th century. That seems to do the trick!
Jeff
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MCCCD, General Studies Faculty Representative
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