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Posted by SLS on July 7, 2021, at 8:26:33
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Induces Gray-Matter Increases in Depression
http://bipolarnews.org/?p=5021
- Scott
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 7, 2021, at 10:28:53
In reply to (tDCS) Induces Gray-Matter Increases in Depression, posted by SLS on July 7, 2021, at 8:26:33
Way back they gave people with mental health issues a mild form of malaria out of desperation.
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 7, 2021, at 10:39:35
In reply to Re: (tDCS) Induces Gray-Matter Increases in Depression, posted by Lamdage22 on July 7, 2021, at 10:28:53
They thought it could help
Posted by SLS on July 7, 2021, at 12:23:16
In reply to Re: (tDCS) Induces Gray-Matter Increases in Depression, posted by Lamdage22 on July 7, 2021, at 10:39:35
> They thought it could help
Blood letting. The word "desperation" certainly applies.
- Scott
Posted by linkadge on July 7, 2021, at 16:15:10
In reply to Re: (tDCS) Induces Gray-Matter Increases in Depression, posted by SLS on July 7, 2021, at 12:23:16
There are some reports of spontaneous remission from schizophrenia symptoms during an infection. Perhaps the immune activation increased glutamate or something. Of course, relapse occurred after the infection was over.
Linkadge
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 8, 2021, at 4:49:30
In reply to Re: (tDCS) Induces Gray-Matter Increases in Depression, posted by linkadge on July 7, 2021, at 16:15:10
To me, there is still desperation in psychiatry. Those meds available are pretty hardcore in terms of side effects. I responded to some stuff, but the side effects were worse than the problem I tried to treat. Sometimes much worse.
Posted by linkadge on July 8, 2021, at 6:30:20
In reply to Re: (tDCS) Induces Gray-Matter Increases in Depression, posted by Lamdage22 on July 8, 2021, at 4:49:30
I agree. I am finding SSRIs more and more intolerable over time.
In recent years, anxiety and sadness are gone. My main symptoms have been fatigue and apathy. SSRIs have just made this worse.
Unfortunately, trying to explain this to my doctor is a waste of time. I am not seeing a psychiatrist at the moment. My doctor would just want to ramp up the dose of antidepressant which would just make things worse.
Linkadge
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