Posted by FluffMama on December 1, 2010, at 1:46:35
In reply to Re: JAMA-.will never be a drug that 'cures' depression, posted by bleauberry on November 30, 2010, at 19:53:50
AMEN to that, Blueberry. The neat little diagnosis we all have are scary when you think that probably 90% of us haven't been tested for substances in our blood or bodies that can cause depression and we are just handed meds based on statements that are totally subjective by patients who can't think clearly because they are depressed anyway! Hormones, opioids attaching themselves to wheat and dairy molecules because they don't belong in our bodies which lead to addiction, low blood sugar problems, and genuine grief over life events and tragedies - depression is so complicated.
I agree they wont' find a single gene, but the article seems to then conclude falsely that this means depression is "all in our heads" and we need to get off our butts and do something about it in therapy. I'm all for therapy - I tried to drown my childhood abuse for years with medications and only now at age 42 am I facing things and getting help. But for me at least, I am staying on the medications to keep me stable while I deal with the root causes of my depression. I dunno. The article left me feeling badly, and usually that is because there is an inherent judgment of right and wrong or black and white going on.
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