Posted by linkadge on August 29, 2005, at 11:55:32
In reply to Re: Question for Link - exercise, posted by john berk on August 29, 2005, at 11:45:05
Oh goodness, I could go on and on.
The following link shows the effect of exercise, antidepressants, and their combination on BDNF expression in hippocampal cell feilds.
The combined antidepressant and exercise provided to most robust increase in BDNF, but what I found the *most* interesting was that exercise alone appears to be more effective than antidepressant alone, at least in terms of neurogenesis (which some propose to be the end target of any effective AD treatment)
What I get from this study is that you're better off out jogging on no antidepressant, than you are sitting on the couch and popping a pill.
http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v21/n5/fig_tab/1395383f1.html
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