Posted by utopizen on July 22, 2003, at 9:26:48
In reply to Re: P-doc wants me to try Xyrem for social phobia, posted by Jack Smith on July 21, 2003, at 19:11:15
> That's rather surprising. Everything I have read, both clinically and on message boards, suggests that GHB is generally quite bad for treating depression. I would be interested to see how it helps you, particularly with the fatigue.
>I would point to questioning whether these trials are double-blind crossover placebo trials or simply anecdotal records of doctors relating their patient's subjective responses (which is often indexed in MEDLINE, so be warned if it's not explicitly stated that it was a "double-blind crossover placebo trial.")
Moreover, remember my doc is considering using it before bedtime. Some quacks and their patients have for whatever reason thought GHB should be taken continously through the day. If that occurs, of course you'll get depressed- it'll slow you down, it's a hypnotic for goodness sakes!
The idea is the GHB is helpful in making sleep more restorative. It's will known, and has been recently reported in Psychology Today (effects of insomnia on inducing insomnia) that poor sleep quality can cause depression. If you don't wake up feeling refreshed and have a brightened mood, you're probably not getting restorative sleep.
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