Media Article: 'Commonly Used Antidepressants May Also Affect Human Immune System'

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| February 05, 2006 | Permanent Link
Many ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) sufferers are prescribed antidepressants because have been known to promote sleep and to ease fatigue. But do we know how antidepressants are affecting our immune systems? Here's an interesting article all about recent research on this very topic:

"Drugs that treat depression by manipulating the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain may also affect the user's immune system in ways that are not yet understood, say scientists from Georgetown University Medical Center and a Canadian research institute."

-- Science Daily, January 20, 2006 --


To read the complete article, click here!

Thanks to Jo for recommending this article to me. :)

Claire
Editor of Sleepydust