Scientists May Have Discovered A New Type Of Depression, Which May Explain Why Antidepressants Don't Always Work

Depression is no stranger to anyone; especially with the current rate of suicides occurring world over. With all the chatter on the subject of mental health not too many have raised the question on the efficacy of the treatments currently available. One of the most widely used treatments, of course happens, to be medications, such as antidepressants.

Interestingly, over half the 300 plus people affected by depression, don’t appear to be benefitting from the antidepressants.?

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A recent study revealed that antidepressants are not helping because of the idea that are based on.?

It is assumed that people suffering from depression have a shortage of two particular chemicals, serotonin and norepinephrine.?

In order to correct this issue in the body up to 90 percent of antidepressants are formulated to correct this imbalance.?

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The problem is that around 30 percent of people do not experience any benefits from taking these antodepressants, claim Yumiko Saito and Yuki Kobayashi, neuroscientists at HU’s Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences.?

"Obviously, we need a new drug," says Saito. "We need another explanation for what could cause depression."?

Their study that has been published in the journal Neuroscience, highlights what they have found in retrospect to what we already know.?

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The study revealed the that a protein called RGS8 has been influencing symptoms of depression.??

A decreased amount of this protein, which is also known to regulate your mood and your body’s response for eating and sleeping, means an increased chance of experiencing depression.

Anti-depressants don’t have much of an effect when you have low-levels of this protein in your system.?

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In fact, the researchers state they have may stumbled upon a ‘new’ kind of depressive—one that needs a different kind of treatment to address.

The revelation of the effect of this protein could explain why some people respond well to anti-depressants and some don’t.?

They hope that the study will lead to newer and more effective drugs for people on whom anti-depressants have proven ineffective.?

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Until then, it is commercially available for consumption, people suffering from depression are advised to continue whatever form of medication or therapy.