fawcett notes, antidepressants increase the level of certain neurotransmitters. there are two kinds of medications that accomplish this-- the tricyclics and the mao inhibitors. for a long-tm mood disorder in which biology is a major causal component, such medications can often work wders. the problem is they don't work for everyone who takes them. the dosage must be watched carefully. there can be dangerous physical and psychologicalside . any medication you may take will have side effects. the importan of the side effects has to be measur against the benefits of the medication, and the cooperation and motivation of the patient is extremely important. i depended on too much of it at fir. i thought, "i'll ver be sad again. i'll nevbut i was wrong.in." medition can on do much. u have to start to make ur own rovery onk thugh the road, and yohave to d you have to mend every brge that you've broken. for some peoe, medication ienough, and some get better without any treatment at all. many others need and can benefit from psychotherapy with or without medication. in the

one such product works by regulating neurotransmitters. namely noradrenaline and serotonin, which are both neurotransmitters which affect appetite. and by increasing the level of these neurotransmitters in the brain, the appetite can be effectively suppressed. patients on this program have been able to lose about five to 10% of their total body weight, and maintain it. ralph cygan: we know now that losing modest amounts of weight-- for most patients, about 10% of total body weight-- can have a profoundly positive effect on health risks of obesity. so from the medical perspective, modest weight loss and maintenance is really the goal that we try to get our patients in tune with. by studying people who have lost weight, and maintained that loss for five years or more, researchers are beginning to document factors that promote success. ralph cygan: we've learned a couple of, i think, very good lessons from this study. first and foremost, the patients accept responsibility. they don't blame anybody else. it's their job and their responsibility

don't i mean is the reward neurotransmitter i mean it's what seems and release is from our brain cells when we are sexually aroused when we smell something good we'd like to be when. we smoke crack the brain of a schizophrenia person country to unmedicated is awash with dope for me. personal friend. frank breen cannot filter out the noises the heat. the vibrations the other people talking to you all to know once so the medications that we give people for schizophrenia reduced and don't for me unfortunately they reduce it too much and they feel some. don't get to feel pleasure anymore. these folks wake up every morning and have to face another day being stigmatized marginal person in the world and have to make decisions about using street drugs or using prescribed drugs. street drugs are easier to get them prescribe drugs street drugs feel better prescribe drugs don't particularly feel better in their hands everywhere is mentally ill people is always a major manager it's because we need them there it's on medication for self medicate so be it how else would one do it what else would you