Anti-depressants block Arteries

[MutineerParticipant 1467]

Primate study:

A commonly prescribed antidepressant caused up to a six-fold increase in atherosclerosis plaque in the coronary arteries of non-human primates, according to a study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Coronary artery atherosclerosis is the primary cause of heart attacks.

Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150406165151.htm

And

Human twin study:

Antidepressant medications might be associated with an increased burden of atherosclerosis as measured by carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), according to new observational data presented today at the American College of Cardiology 2011 Scientific Sessions . The study looked at a large cohort of male twins, enabling researchers to look at antidepressant usage as a whole, but also between brothers where one twin was taking an antidepressant, and the other wasn’t.

“What we found was that the twins who were taking the antidepressants had thicker carotid IMT than the twins who were not taking the antidepressants,” said lead investigator Dr Amit Shah (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA). “The size of the effect was about a 5% increase in the carotid IMT, or more quantitatively, a 40-μm increase. Now, to put that into more lay terms, each year that a person lives, naturally their carotid IMT increases by about 10 μm, so the brother who was taking the antidepressants had neck vessels that were four years older than the brother who was not taking the antidepressants in our study.”

Source: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/740116

"The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage." - Thucydides

[Greg HondaParticipant 6406]

Try small doses of speed instead.

Just sayin’

It's Time to get Wise

[HitmanParticipant]

moderate amounts of alcohol thin the blood ,
like aspirin.
perhaps it is wise to consume two drinks per day,
as the American Medical Association recommends.
.
also exercise and a healthy diet can help prevent arterial plaque build-up.
…if you need the meds,
then it’s foolish not to take them.
i advise counter-balancing with lifestyle precautions.

[MutineerParticipant 1467]

SSRI’s and Tricyclic Antidepressants are no more effective than active placebos and less effective than exercise. Why then would you take the risks when you can achieve better outcomes with exercise alone?

Welbutrin is atypical and from what i read doesn’t have the same long-term side effects. But as i’ve said it’s not available as an anti-depressant in many European countries.

"The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage." - Thucydides

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