• brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m not discounting it’s impact on mental health.

    I’m only saying that when it’s described as a depressant that it is the effect on the sympathetic nervous system that is being described. That’s the use of the term when applied to drugs and medications.

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      1 year ago

      Your sympathetic nervous system has profound impacts on your mood