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Default Oct 07, 2023 at 11:16 AM
 
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Originally Posted by InfiniteSadness View Post
I don't know for sure if the meds cause brain damage or just change the brain or the amount of neurons firing, serotonin and dopamine?

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I think it depends on the med. Haldol gave me "pseudo-Parkinson's" as my nurse practitioner put it, but supposedly lithium prevents Alzheimer's and SSRI's promote cell growth in the hippocampus.

I know SSRIs work by blocking reuptake of serotonin so more of it's available/it doesn't get re-absorbed by the nerve cells.

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