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Posted by Jen Star on June 28, 2005, at 12:00:51
hi all,
I know this may already have been covered, but does diet soda exacerbate depression and anxiety? How about Splenda - is that safe?What foods are good to help reduce anxiety?
thanks!
JenStar
Posted by linkadge on June 28, 2005, at 12:00:52
In reply to does diet soda make depression/anxiety worse?, posted by Jen Star on June 26, 2005, at 23:53:37
Exasperate? maybe. Cause it? probably not.
Linkadge
Posted by Racer on June 28, 2005, at 14:53:58
In reply to does diet soda make depression/anxiety worse?, posted by Jen Star on June 26, 2005, at 23:53:37
Aspartame has been shown to worsen depression a lot. So much so, in fact, that the study I found was stopped after only a short time because the participants were so much worse. I can tell you right now that I felt a heck of a lot better once I cut way down on diet soda. And I can feel the difference when I have more than usual.
At least, I think I can. Problem is, to be fair, I only have more than usual if I'm already more "symptomatic" than usual -- when there's a stressor, or I'm anxious, etc.
I haven't seen anything about Splenda, but I guess I would recommend experimenting, since your mileage will vary. Maybe you're sensitive to Splenda, maybe you're not. The only way to find out is to try eliminating it for a week or so and see how you feel.
If you do, let us know your results, 'K?
Posted by kath on July 13, 2005, at 9:56:28
In reply to does diet soda make depression/anxiety worse?, posted by Jen Star on June 26, 2005, at 23:53:37
Hi - a word about SUGAR.
My daughter has noticed the following:
If she has sugar, honey, maple syrup, maltodextrine, rice syrup, etc, etc. within usually 24 hours she feels DOWWWWNNN.
About 6 years ago she read a book about the effects of sugars on depression. She followed the recommended diet - initially VERY restrictive - no breads, pasta, fruit, etc. but gradually adding them in. It helped her depression (didn't get RID of it) & she does not have sugar etc. any more (you'd be surprised at how many prepared foods have sugar in them -even soup, etc - even SALT here in Canada has sugar in it; try to figure THAT one out!)
Anyway, in her case, cutting out sugar (no small task) has helped her. Sometimes her friends will say 'oh there's just a little in this cake I made, try it' and she'll say - 'you won't want to be around my tommorow if I do!'
Anyway, thought I'd share.
Kath
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