| I know these things from a friend who is a doctor and works with these neurotransmitter tests since about 10 years. I asked her how accurate these tests were and she said that, while you can't read everything off a sheet, there are patients, where she can already guess the result of the tests from the bodily symptoms the patient is describing (energy level at which times of the day, feeling of hunger, insomnia etc.). Quite often serotonin is low and once it has been boosted (verified by an additional test a couple of month later) the patient is feeling a lot better. Which, like I said, doesn't imply that that's all there is to mental well-being. These tests also measure stress hormones, which usually are out of bounds as well. > There is no evidence that SSRIs work by fixing a chemical imbalance. I don't even know how one would define "chemical imbalance" in such a complex system as the human body. All I know is that there are average ranges for transmitters and the more somebody's results are inside these ranges, the better he typically feels. |