Guest guest Posted September 9, 2001 Report Share Posted September 9, 2001 Carole, I was diagnosed with dysthymia several years ago and I have done quite well with Prozac every since. In the winter when I am a little more down, I have a full spectrum light that I sit and read under which helps a lot too. Re: depression most depression leads to an apathy about life--nothing excites > you or impresses you--you donn't neccessarily have a death wish-- > rather, feelings of just not waking up may be present without any > overt thinking of ending it all. >> > Thats kind of what I was thinking. I have been depressed most of my life, > but not suicidal most of my life or I wouldn't still be here! > Carole Carole-- There is a chronic low grade form of depression-called dysthymia. This is very responsive to meds and and some behavior modification- esp. in how you " talk " to yourself and respond to things around you. Pammi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2003 Report Share Posted July 2, 2003 From the MSNBC site DR. GEORGE ZUBENKO, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues screened 81 families with members suffering from recurrent, early-onset, major depressive disorder, which runs in families.     They found 19 regions on chromosomes that seem to be involved in the condition, they reported in the American Journal of Medical Genetics. Further work should be able to pinpoint the actual genes involved.     The information could eventually lead to tailored treatments for depression, Zubenko said.     “For example, individuals with particular genetic markers in these regions may respond better to particular current treatments than others,†he said in a statement.     SOME GENES SEX-SPECIFIC     Zubenko’s team found some mutations seem to be sex-specific — some for women and at least one for men.     “Women are twice as likely as men to develop depression, and genetic differences appear to account for some of that disparity,†Zubenko said.     These could help explain why women seem more vulnerable to depression during puberty, pregnancy and childbirth and menopause, Zubenko said. " Wow, when then find the gene or genes responsible for MO, maybe people will stop looking at us as moral failures. When I was in the depths of my depression, before meds, everyone would tell me to just get up and snap myself out of it.     Fay Bayuk **300/168 10/23/01 Dr. Open RNY 150 cm Click for My Profile <A HREF= " http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008 " >http:\ //obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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