Posted by mtom on June 4, 2019, at 19:17:21
In reply to Re: Depression as an autoimmune disease...., posted by Ruuudy on June 4, 2019, at 18:47:49
My depression first came on just before I was diagnosed with Lupus which is autoimmune. When the depression worsens, so do fatigue, malaise (flu-like feelings) and some other physical symptoms.
I've been reading a lot about Gluten - both Celiac and Gluten Sensitivity and relationship to other autoimmune diseases and inflammation. Intestinal permeability theory (Leaky Gut). Look up Dr. Alessio Fasano at Harvard - he is researching all this including possible associations with non-celiac autoimmunity, neurological and psychiatric disorders. In addition to research papers, there are a number of Podcasts that interview him on this. I might post more separately.
> With all this talk of depression's autoimmune & imflammation theories, I can't help but not to think that sometimes I can almost feel like I'm sensing some imflammation going on between my skull & my brain's (or lack thereof) inner-workings!
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> In my "early years" of depression, I would commonly use the statement "My head's hurting", or "I have a headache" as an excuse as to why I might be appearing to be depressed.
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