dmitridbFri, Dec 28, 2007 The Christian religion was popularized by the failing Roman government by Emperor Constantine. He realized that the people were not happy with the connotations of the decadent image that the olden roman gods brought forth, and with the full realization that he could use the force of [by then commonly accepted by the majority of the population of the roman empire] full knowledge of how the world works, (Knowledge being power) to manipulate the people to keep on following him, he created the beginnings of Roman Catholicism. I'll write an entry on this subject of commonly accepted paradigms and sense of reality/brain plasticity to complement yours if my environmental circumstances allow me to continue [hahaha]
However, I'm really quite confused about the statement where you say that most antidepressants stimulate brain growth. Sure, the creation of brain cells may make us happy by giving us more to be happy about, but as far as I know from the testimony of people I know that use them, antidepressants don't automagically make you a happy person. In fact, most people that I know get quite fucked up over their use, because when they have to eventually come off of them or if their prescription runs out, they're in a fairly painful situation. Also, from what I've learned how they work, they either do one of two things (excluding tricyclic antidepressants because I forget how those work): They either stop the amine pumps in your synapes that (selectively, as what I'm talking about are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, or more commonly known as SSRI's such as Paxil or Prozac) clean out serotonin receptors from, or they inhibit monoamine oxidase which works to wipe out amine chemicals from the synaptic gap (Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors, don't remember any brand names but you also see them used when people want to potentiate the effects of tryptamines or take certain kinds in certain preparations orally). So, how does this result in brain growth... And am I wrong about your statement said on antidepressants yielding happiness being a bit of a misunderstanding?
The Christian religion was popularized by the failing Roman government by Emperor Constantine. He realized that the people were not happy with the connotations of the decadent image that the olden roman gods brought forth, and with the full realization that he could use the force of [by then commonly accepted by the majority of the population of the roman empire] full knowledge of how the world works, (Knowledge being power) to manipulate the people to keep on following him, he created the beginnings of Roman Catholicism. I'll write an entry on this subject of commonly accepted paradigms and sense of reality/brain plasticity to complement yours if my environmental circumstances allow me to continue [hahaha]
However, I'm really quite confused about the statement where you say that most antidepressants stimulate brain growth. Sure, the creation of brain cells may make us happy by giving us more to be happy about, but as far as I know from the testimony of people I know that use them, antidepressants don't automagically make you a happy person. In fact, most people that I know get quite fucked up over their use, because when they have to eventually come off of them or if their prescription runs out, they're in a fairly painful situation. Also, from what I've learned how they work, they either do one of two things (excluding tricyclic antidepressants because I forget how those work): They either stop the amine pumps in your synapes that (selectively, as what I'm talking about are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, or more commonly known as SSRI's such as Paxil or Prozac) clean out serotonin receptors from, or they inhibit monoamine oxidase which works to wipe out amine chemicals from the synaptic gap (Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors, don't remember any brand names but you also see them used when people want to potentiate the effects of tryptamines or take certain kinds in certain preparations orally). So, how does this result in brain growth... And am I wrong about your statement said on antidepressants yielding happiness being a bit of a misunderstanding?