Posted by Greg on June 12, 2000, at 8:42:50
In reply to Une probleme avec ton idee Andre, posted by tina on June 12, 2000, at 8:00:47
Excuse me??? What am I, chopped liver?
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> > Last year, after spending a month in the hospital, I left much improved but I was still moderately depressed. For the next three weeks, I sat on my ass and felt like complete garbage. I eventually found a job a began going out a little more. This made the difference. I became "well" within a week.
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> > I read a study last week that was done on mice to see if being socially active had any effect of the neurotransmitters involved in depression. There were two groups. Group A was put in isolation for X number of weeks. Group B lived with other mice and was social for the same number of weeks. At the end of the study, test were conducted to measure the neurochemicals involved in depression. The tests showed that group B had much higher levels of serotonin, etc and they were much more socially compatable.
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> > Since I came back from school at the end of April, I have not been that well. I start working this week and I will try to go out with friends every night if I can. In two weeks time, I can guarantee that I will be much better. This is one of the reasons why depression is so common in the elderly. They do not do anything! Well, most of them anyways. I know that it is much easier for me to go out with my friends and do something because of the age I am at - 21. This does not mean that you cannot call up a few friends or go out with your family. If you do not have kids, there are no excuses. So I expect to see you downtown this weekend, dancing it up.
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