Quote Originally Posted by forwells View Post
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I know that this is a touchy subject but i have to disagree with you robbed . Yes it may be hard to prove but in saying that it is not hard to see that certain things will increase the feeling of well being such as what Rat mentioned wheather it has anything to do with low serotonin or something else .

I understand where you are coming from but as you would agree for what every the reason it is best to try those things before taking some toxic drug that they really have no idea how it is going to effect you , most often badly .

cheers kev
The issue here isn't whether or not certain things (such as diet and exercise) can help with anxiety disorder. It's whether anxiety disorder is CAUSED by low serotonin (or whether such things as diet or exercise alleviate this deficiency). Consider, for instance, the fact that this guy's doctor told him that he has low serotonin. The fact is, despite all the education this doctor may have, he has no way of knowing this. There is, in fact, NO lab test that can confirm that this guy does indeed have low serotonin. The whole notion that low serotonin IS the problem is based on the fact that certain drugs which increase serotonin levels help some people some of the time. But the mere fact that these drugs only help some people some of the time suggests that low serotonin is NOT the problem. Or at least not the entire problem.