Posted by McPac on April 25, 2003, at 12:56:48
In reply to Re: Larry, Re: about the chemical imbalance concept » McPac, posted by Larry Hoover on April 25, 2003, at 9:56:30
Since I've got your attention here, I'd just like to emphasize (as was presented so well in this article) that nutritional treatment for depression depends on there having been a nutritional component in the etiology of the disorder itself.
>>>>>Exactly! That's been my feeling all along. I was HOPING that I WOULD have a simple nutritional deficiency (i.e. magnesium) that, upon taking the supplement, would be the "missing ingredient" that would solve my situation.....however, I NEVER thought I'd be so lucky!
I could probably give you 100's of different biochemical disruptions that might lead to depression, many of which have nothing whatsoever to do with diet. You just have to figure out whether diet is a factor in your mood disorder, and learn what you can do about it.>>>>>Yep...again, I wish it were a dietary problem because I'd have no problem avoiding the foods that were the culprit....in my case it's more likely that something in my brain is flipping when it should be flopping and zigging when it should be zagging, lol....how do you like that incredibly scientific explanation!
The bonus is that many of the suggested dietary interventions are also good for you in other ways. For example, omega-3 fatty acids cut the risk of coronary artery disease, and reduce the likelihood of senility. If your mood is more stable too, bonus.
>>>>Yep....the fish oil may well help me keep a much more even "keel"...hard to say due to many various factors...
Dextroamphetamine is one enantiomer, or one of the mirror-image pair of molecules, in racemic amphetamine. The dextro-/levo- and +/- designations are old nomenclature, having been replaced by R-/S- (e.g. escitalopram (Lexapro) for the S-enantiomer of citalopram).>>>>>>>Wow-----just off the top of my head that is EXACTLY what I thought it was!! <<<LOL!! joking! After reading that I STILL wonder what it is, lol!
Thanks Lar!
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