Posted by SLS on March 15, 2016, at 13:54:44
In reply to Re: Inflammation-modulating chemical has AD potential, posted by Hugh on March 15, 2016, at 11:56:06
> When I suffer from an inflammatory condition, such as bronchitis, I become much more depressed. As my inflammation improves, my depression improves.
Me, too.
I had that experience this past month. My depression worsened significantly. I am only now starting to recapture the gains I had made previously. Just today, it occurred to me to take ibuprofen to move things along. There have been several studies sponsored by the NIH looking at the use of NSAID anti-inflammatories to help antidepressants work better. I don't know what the results have been.
A friend of mine had suffered from double-depression. She was doing fairly well, was employed, but was still somewhat dysthymic. When she contracted an infection, it precipitated a major depressive episode during which she had to fight suicidal feelings. It took a few weeks, but the episode resolved after the infection passed.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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