Posted by jjjaspar on December 18, 2010, at 10:09:40
In reply to Depression in remission on cetirizine (Zyrtec), posted by sukarno on December 15, 2010, at 12:50:01
We have a family member with one of the childhood-onset severe mental illnesses. The family always noticed that the child's depression and frustration intolerance was worse at high-allergy times of the year, and the behaviours lessened when the child got on antihistamines. They thought it might be connected. They wondered if some of it was simply not feeling well.
Things got worse over time though for this child yet in the end, immune response was indeed a large part of the illness. I do believe. There is already quite a bit of information available about the connection between inflammation, immune response, allergies, and affects on brain function - after all, the brain is indeed a part of our body... last time I checked.
There was even one study showing aspirin helped alleviate symptoms in schizophrenia (this was in addition to psych meds - not instead of). http://itsnotmental.blogspot.com/2010/07/inflammation-schizophrenia-and-bipolar.html
But there has been a multitude of other research. Just look up the gluten connection (again - immune response).
> This is really amazing. I feel a mood stabilizing effect too from cetirizine in addition to my depression being eliminated (as I would get from its parent drug hydroxyzine).
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> If my depression remains in remission I might begin slowly tapering my dose of alprazolam.
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> :-)
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