Posted by jerryTRD on December 22, 2010, at 22:39:32
In reply to Re: Sorry: stupid question for this group of (course), posted by linkadge on December 19, 2010, at 19:01:25
> Did you know that stress increases the level of a chemcal called isatin? Isatin is a highly potent monoamine oxidase A/B inhibitor. It also inhibits acetycholinsterase!
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> Hmm, when you push / stress yourself, your brain releases an MAOI! (with potentially procognative effects) What an interesting concept? MAOIs......yes, the most potent class of chemical antidepressants currently known to man..... Adversity boosts the production of natural antidepresants.
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> Thats all I am saying here. If you sit around expecting the energy and motivation to just magically come to you, you may be sitting around forever. Put yourself in a situation which gets you out of your comfort zone, and your brain might actually suprise you.
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> Linkadge
>I've tried allowing my brain to surprise me - but all it does is let me down. Drive me out to the middle of nowhere and I'll sit there until I die.
So sue me if I have even the slightest bit of hope that a medication could end the suffering.
I've also been in therapy for about 20 years - and has it helped me any better than a drug? not at all. So - are you saying that we're all a bunch of mislead med obsessed depressives? Would you say the same thing to someone with cancer??? I doubt it.
I'm feel as tho your "Stupid question for this group" post was condescending and demeaning. Not that you intended that to be I don't know.
Glad you're doing well. Also remember that YOU are a part of "this group." Again I ask - would you be questioning "us" on "this forum" if it were for MS, HIV or Cancer? Would it be OK in your eyes if I had HIV and hoped and prayed for a drug to keep me alive?
- Jerry
Depression, chronic & severe, recurrent, treatment-resistant w/GAD.
Meds: Effexor XR 300mg, Adderall IR 20mg 3x daily, Klonopin 5mg, Seroquel 400mg, Ambien 10mg, Synthroid 150mcg, Androgel
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