Posted by bleauberry on June 4, 2011, at 18:54:02
In reply to my struggle,nardil, and my hope for better days, posted by lifelover on June 4, 2011, at 15:48:43
I guess a possible missing link here is what the hospitalization was all about.
I personally don't see lithium potentiate much of anything, maybe norepinephrine meds better than others. But overall probably an overglorified med based more on tradition and custom rather than science. I don't know, that's how I see it basically. I would like to think back on the many years I've been here and say I recall several people who had miraculous responses to lithium, but I just haven't seen it. Maybe it's just me.
Ok, so the doctor has basically drawn a line in the sand that claims your weight is more of a health/life issue than depression. I'm sorry but I strongly disagree. Yes, overweight is major killer, usually by indirect slow means. Depression is kind of the same, except more profound and more rapid. So while both are bad, I see depression as far worse than overweight. You can be overweight and yet: hold a job, be productive at a job, engage in social activities, engage in hobbies, make a difference. All easily do-able with extra weight, but not easily do-able with depression. So I just don't see the reasoning here, except that maybe there is something else about this story we don't know about, or the doctor just doesn't want to do and is making excuses. Either way, if nardil can get you back to where you were then that should be priority number one. But again, the hospitalization thing is a question mark.
And no matter what, you have to do everything possible....above and beyond anything you've ever done before....to lose weight. Eat mostly veggies and you'll be fine. Start putting a few carb snacks in there, forget it, guaranteed failure. Ya know, we can't easily control the monster called depression, but it is completely within our control what goes in the grocery cart and what goes in the mouth. We might not be stronger than our enemy depression, but we ARE stronger than food cravings. So much of life and disease is right in the food we eat, when we eat it, and how much of it we eat.
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