Maryanne
02-19-2006, 07:35 AM
As you know Becky and I will be once again moderating tonights chat ( 8:00pm EST) on Anxiety and Depression.
I just read two articles which I am pasting here with regards to this. Hope you will be able to join us so we can discuss the support meds as well as alternatives.
Enjoy your Sunday,
Maryanne & Becky
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060127/hl_nm/antidepressants_affect_immune_system_dc
http://www.bloodjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/107/3/1010?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=Ahern&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1138896282352_3668&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=1&journalcode=bloodjournal
How Antidepressants Affect Your Immune System
http://www.mercola.com/ImageServer/Public/2006/february/2.2prozacb.jpgAntidepressant drugs may have an effect on the immune system. Drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft, which belong to a class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or "SSRIs," work by making the chemical serotonin remain for longer periods at nerve junctions.
New research indicates that serotonin is also a signaling molecule between immune cells. Dendritic cells pick up serotonin at inflammation sites and pass it along to T cells. This affects T cell growth and division into new cells.
However, when Prozac was introduced at inflammation sites, it blocked this type of serotonin uptake.
Blood (http://www.bloodjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/107/3/1010?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=Ahern&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1138896282352_3668&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=1&journalcode=bloodjournal) February 1, 2006; 107(3): 1010-1017
Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060127/hl_nm/antidepressants_affect_immune_system_dc) January 27, 2006
I just read two articles which I am pasting here with regards to this. Hope you will be able to join us so we can discuss the support meds as well as alternatives.
Enjoy your Sunday,
Maryanne & Becky
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060127/hl_nm/antidepressants_affect_immune_system_dc
http://www.bloodjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/107/3/1010?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=Ahern&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1138896282352_3668&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=1&journalcode=bloodjournal
How Antidepressants Affect Your Immune System
http://www.mercola.com/ImageServer/Public/2006/february/2.2prozacb.jpgAntidepressant drugs may have an effect on the immune system. Drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft, which belong to a class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or "SSRIs," work by making the chemical serotonin remain for longer periods at nerve junctions.
New research indicates that serotonin is also a signaling molecule between immune cells. Dendritic cells pick up serotonin at inflammation sites and pass it along to T cells. This affects T cell growth and division into new cells.
However, when Prozac was introduced at inflammation sites, it blocked this type of serotonin uptake.
Blood (http://www.bloodjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/107/3/1010?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=Ahern&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1138896282352_3668&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=1&journalcode=bloodjournal) February 1, 2006; 107(3): 1010-1017
Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060127/hl_nm/antidepressants_affect_immune_system_dc) January 27, 2006