Posted by JohnLA on January 6, 2012, at 0:25:34
In reply to Re: low dose abilify as a add-on to move my butt » JohnLA, posted by Phillipa on January 5, 2012, at 23:34:57
dear phillipa;
i wonder if the smell and moving my butt are connected in some way?! ;)
seriously though, my depression and my loss of smell are connected. you are not alone. if you remember, i did reply to the study you posted about depression/anhedonia last month or so.
i lost my sense of smell about 1o years ago. looking back i realize i was in a mild depression from that point on. my major depression though hit when i suffered several losess; financial, health, and emotional stressors that all took place over 2009/2010.
i think you and i suffer a double whammy because just like people who don't 'get' depression and have no understanding of it, i feel that people who smell and taste have absolutely no clue what a loss it is not to have these senses. i would love to smack a person each time i hear, 'that must be great for losing weight; not being able to taste food!' what idiots.
i have had 2 sinus surgeries for nasal polyps. i usually get a little bit of smell back for a few months after each surgery and then nothing. also, prednisone also works for reducing the swelling of the polyps. though being on a steroid long-term is not good news and should be avoided.
i do a saline rinse with a steroid solution. some people are having some luck with this. check-out the site 'sinusdynamics.com' for more info on this.
it depends on the cause of your ansomnia; mine is due to the polyps and chronic sinusitis.
sorry about the babblemail. i just rather leave it off. feel free to ask me anything you like here in this thread.
i think i read that you eat a lot of sweets? me too. it's one of the few things we can taste...
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