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Originally Posted by Mastodon
No. Not just you. Really not.
Re serotonin hypothesis and depression - I knew it was never really proven, but it wasn't until I met my pdoc/T that I found out exactly how much of a myth it is. It is something he feels quite strongly about so he can talk about it at length, if asked about it. (He prescribes antidepressants - he's prescribed some to me - but he avoids SSRIs. They appear to work for some people though nobody actually knows why, but in his world, the possible side effects are not worth it, especially since the "serotonin effect" is nonsense. The problematic side effects thing is one point where I do not find his point of view defensible at all, though. (That being said, SSRIs have never helped me, and the medication he has prescribed for me and which I am currently on is not a SSRI.))
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No, I get it. It's one of the reasons I find ADs so problematic. I haven't had any luck with them and I'm wary of them for a lot of reasons. I think they're worth a shot on some level and there are studies but I do find our science with regards to them very questionable on many levels. My issue with alt med is that there is relatively little in terms of rigorous testing. So while psychiatric meds have a lot to be desired, I find things like essential oils even moreso.
And again - I'm not a scientist and this isn't my area of expertise. If it helps, then I would say do it. I have no problem with that. I have to be honest that I have a heavy bias against it because of family history and so that probably makes it more difficult for me to find value in it.