Ivan Balabanov
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
funny cartoon and of course it's a cartoon and i hope you understand that but there is even though it's a cartoon just like any comedy there is actually a lot of truth in it and what i mean by truth is my truth and you disagree with that and that's kind of how we came to talk about it and yes and so in your explanation and i really kind of
funny cartoon and of course it's a cartoon and i hope you understand that but there is even though it's a cartoon just like any comedy there is actually a lot of truth in it and what i mean by truth is my truth and you disagree with that and that's kind of how we came to talk about it and yes and so in your explanation and i really kind of
You know, I really appreciated how you did it, because I felt like you were talking, like you genuinely were talking to me. And I don't know if that was the case. But anyway, it was different for me. It was cool. Yeah, it was.
You know, I really appreciated how you did it, because I felt like you were talking, like you genuinely were talking to me. And I don't know if that was the case. But anyway, it was different for me. It was cool. Yeah, it was.
So let's go, the first thing, and maybe not the first that you said, but one of the important things that you brought in is that the SSRIs bring serotonin level to normal and make the brain work normally. Yes. So my question that I hopefully we can unpack somehow is, Where is the scientific definition of what is a normal serotonin level in dogs or in humans?
So let's go, the first thing, and maybe not the first that you said, but one of the important things that you brought in is that the SSRIs bring serotonin level to normal and make the brain work normally. Yes. So my question that I hopefully we can unpack somehow is, Where is the scientific definition of what is a normal serotonin level in dogs or in humans?
not a good measure to guess.
not a good measure to guess.
Right. What I'm going with this is that, as I say, I try to search, especially nowadays with all the AI options. There is like, it's almost impossible to hide a study. Like even if it's done 1937 or yesterday, and it's done by one person that nobody knows, a certain program will pull it out. And I have tried this for many years.
Right. What I'm going with this is that, as I say, I try to search, especially nowadays with all the AI options. There is like, it's almost impossible to hide a study. Like even if it's done 1937 or yesterday, and it's done by one person that nobody knows, a certain program will pull it out. And I have tried this for many years.
And now, of course, with the modern opportunity with AIs, I still do. I have not found anything that can back up that claim. And what I'm saying, if there was a study, I don't find it with dogs, with animals, or with humans. And I'm trying to, you mean, just as I was saying, what is the normal serotonin level? And how do we measure it?
And now, of course, with the modern opportunity with AIs, I still do. I have not found anything that can back up that claim. And what I'm saying, if there was a study, I don't find it with dogs, with animals, or with humans. And I'm trying to, you mean, just as I was saying, what is the normal serotonin level? And how do we measure it?
Right? That's a big problem.
Right? That's a big problem.
Yeah. So even these studies are, you know, there is two that come to mind and they are heavily based on our survey, which we know very well what that means. And what I was really looking forward to is if there is any evidence. I'm not interested in the theory. We know the theory. It's been said.
Yeah. So even these studies are, you know, there is two that come to mind and they are heavily based on our survey, which we know very well what that means. And what I was really looking forward to is if there is any evidence. I'm not interested in the theory. We know the theory. It's been said.
Like you can go to any vet clinic and you can get any pamphlet, or you can watch TV and it will show up. We know the narrative. And we know the theory and we know the hypothesis behind. But the actual evidence, that's interesting to see. You said that we prescribe SSRIs based on what we think is lacking. Yes.
Like you can go to any vet clinic and you can get any pamphlet, or you can watch TV and it will show up. We know the narrative. And we know the theory and we know the hypothesis behind. But the actual evidence, that's interesting to see. You said that we prescribe SSRIs based on what we think is lacking. Yes.