Re: thanks for all the depression responses!

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Light therapy is useful for 'some' kinds of depression such as the kind ppl get when they do not get enough sunshine,, season affective disorder is what some call it, but the kind of depression one gets from tx is not that same kind and I do not believe it would fix this kind of problem,, Tx depletes the seretonin from the brain, its a chemical DEPLETION directly related to the Interferon,, so I dont think it would be really helpful for this kind of depression, but thats just my opinion,, who knows,,, mom4possums2002 wrote: I still say if it isn't broke, wait until it is before you insist on fixing it. What is "light therapy"? Any Links you care to share?Sheena>> For anyone who hasn't responded yet- please see my post titled > depression and respond, I think I've had not quite a dozen out of 700

> members respond- in science, you need to have way more than that to > have more accurate results. So Please please respond!!> > And thank you to those that have so far- very enlightening. Especially > to see the difference in old meds and new. I guess its fair tosay I > should only get responses from those of the new meds; since that is > what I will be taking and I should be comparing "apples to apples".> > So that everyone here can hear my doctor's from Cedar Sinai input- the > statistics most current are that 40% of all patients taking the current > meds get depression from the chemical inbalance. Those odds aren't too > bad.> > Has anyone tried light therapy for low seratonin levels, by any chance?>Jackie

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Hi Everyone,

I haven't posted in a while, but I still skim through the messeges

and thought that I would add my 2 cents to this poll.

I successfully finished treatment last year, and didn't have any

problems with depression before, during or after treatment.

I did ,however, notice some mental changes during treatment.

Like Sheena said, I had a short fuse on Tx. I would loose patience

and my temper very easily. I also noticed that I was more emotional

and would tear up at times that were unusual for me.

You might have something with the light therapy. I work outside and

was in the sun everyday while on treatment.

I did a quick search on SAD, here is an excerpt from a Mayo clinic

article on SAD:

" Serotonin. Still other research suggests that a lack of serotonin, a

natural brain chemical (neurotransmitter) that affects mood, may play

a role. Reduced sunlight can cause a drop in serotonin, perhaps

leading to depression. "

Perhaps if lack of sunlight can cause a drop in serotonin, like

interferon, extra light could boost it.

LEE in Arizona

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> For anyone who hasn't responded yet- please see my post titled

> depression and respond, I think I've had not quite a dozen out of

700

> members respond- in science, you need to have way more than that to

> have more accurate results. So Please please respond!!

>

> And thank you to those that have so far- very enlightening.

Especially

> to see the difference in old meds and new. I guess its fair tosay I

> should only get responses from those of the new meds; since that is

> what I will be taking and I should be comparing " apples to apples " .

>

> So that everyone here can hear my doctor's from Cedar Sinai input-

the

> statistics most current are that 40% of all patients taking the

current

> meds get depression from the chemical inbalance. Those odds aren't

too

> bad.

>

> Has anyone tried light therapy for low seratonin levels, by any

chance?

>