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RE: Common Painkillers Increase the Risk of Heart Attacks
Thanks for finding that link - yes it is quite striking! Another interesting point is that NSAIDs may be able to treat depression - it is still controversial but I have seen a number of studies that suggest this so would be interesting to examine this interaction.
I've never read anything about Cox inhibition and depression before. Might have to look into that a bit. Seems interesting.
The hypothesis is that it is based on the idea of depression being caused by a chronic inflammatory process. I seem to remember something in relation to paracetamol (acetaminophen) and depression too and obviously the mechanisms would be similar.
Tylenol is functional at inhibiting cox-2 in the CNS so it makes sense that it may help we're depression and inflammation linked.
Yes.