Depression may have been misdiagnosed for centuries by mainstream Medicine. Low levels of Serotonin have been the blame for depression for a long time. However, there isn’t any empirical data to back up that notion. Doctors and scientist in Psychology have linked inflammation in the body to depression that we may experience. At least half the cases of Depression are supported by this theory.
Key Takeaways:
- For decades, we’ve been told that serotonin is the key culprit for mood disorders.
- However, a growing number of doctors are subscribing to a radical new theory of depression – that depression is in fact the result of inflammation in the body, caused by the body’s immune system reacting to stress or infection.
- This is to exciting news to approximately half of depressed patients, who don’t respond to first line treatment with SSRIs.
“For decades, we’ve been told that serotonin is the key culprit for mood disorders, but now a growing number of doctors are subscribing to a radical new theory of depression – that the problem, at least for some people, is in fact the result of inflammation in the body, caused by the body’s immune system reacting to an infection or stress.”
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