Posted by jade k on June 30, 2010, at 13:58:00
In reply to Re: The biology of depression, posted by Dinah on June 30, 2010, at 13:35:28
> A friend and I were talking about this recently.
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> Have they done any studies with the idea that it is the shock to the brain, the reset sort of, that is beneficial?Probably, but it sounds right to me, that is, in some cases I think a "reset" is needed. My doc said to me after an acute, sudden bout with mdd that he wanted to "shake my brain up" lol. Startled me a little but I think that was what he meant, hit the reset button.
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> That would also explain why medications can seem to work for brief periods of time. It's not so much that it poops out but that it was the change that was effective, the jolt to the brain, rather than the medication supplying some needed chemical?Could be. I'm fairly (very) ignorant about alot of this, I post mostly from my own experiences. I've never had a med work then "poop out". I've always quit due to side effects. I'm (as of yesterday) on a new combo that I'm excited about. I'll post about it if it seems promising!
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> I shamefacedly admit that I sometimes use sleep deprivation to put myself into a state of high productivity when I need to meet a deadline.Why shamefacedly? We do what we gotta do, lol.
Nice to hear from you,
~Jade :-)
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