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I found so many good news articles
this month that I felt it was time to share these with readers.
I have included only excerpts and links to the full article.
I have removed paragraphs and so I recommend that you read
the full article before making and conclusions and that you
do not stop taking your medication because of anything that
you read. It is dangerous to stop medication too quickly and
should only be attempted under the care of your physician.
How
can I feel better...some of the latest news ..
Exercise Stimulates The Formation
Of New Brain Cells
Source:Science Daily/ Karolinska Institutet Date: June
29, 2007
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it into your Interent Browser http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070628162055.htm
— Exercise has a similar
effect to antidepressants on depression. This has been shown
by previous research. Now Astrid Bjørnebekk at Karolinska
Institutet has explained how this can happen: exercise stimulates
the production of new brain cells.
.... she proposes a model to
explain how exercise can have an antidepressant effect in
mild to moderately severe depression. Her study also shows
that exercise is a very good complement to medicines.
"What is interesting is
that the effect of antidepressant therapy can be greatly strengthened
by external environmental factors," she says.
...
"Different individuals
may have differing sensitivity to how stress lowers dopamine
D2 receptor levels, for example. This might be significant
in explaining why certain individuals develop depression more
readily than others," she says.
Note: This story has been adapted
from a news release issued by Karolinska Institutet.
Antidepressants
Linked To Bone Loss, Study Suggests
Source: Oregon Health
& Science University
Date: June 27, 2007
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on this link or copy and paste it into your Interent Browser
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070626115436.htm
Science Daily — Two new studies suggest older men and
women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class
of antidepressants that includes Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft,
are prone to increased bone loss.
...The studies "raise some concern about people taking
SSRIs and whether they may need additional screening or extra
protection for their bones," said Elizabeth Haney, M.D.,
assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine
and geriatrics) in the OHSU School of Medicine who led the
men's study and co-authored the women's study...
...The studies also found that use of another popular class
of antidepressant medications, known as tricyclic antidepressants
or TCAs, were not associated with increased bone loss in men
and women. TCAs include such drugs as amitriptyline (Elavil),
desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Tofranil)
and nortriptyline (Pamelor)....
...That's because there are so many other factors that could
affect bone density, the researchers said. For example, older
men taking SSRIs have lower physical activity or greater intake
of alcohol. And older women tend to be more depressed than
men, and they lose bone density at a greater rate earlier
in life due to menopause....
The studies appear in the Archives of Internal Medicine,
a publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The studies were funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued
by Oregon Health & Science University.
Adding Folic
Acid To Bread Could Help In The Fight Against Depression
Source: University of York Date:
June 27, 2007
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on this link or copy and paste it into your Interent Browser
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070626115240.htm
Science Daily — A unique study by researchers at the
University of York and Hull York Medical School has confirmed
a link between depression and low levels of folate, a vitamin
which comes from vegetables.
...Last month, the Food Standards Agency recommended to UK
Health Ministers the introduction of mandatory fortification
of either bread or flour with folic acid to prevent neural
tube defects, which can result in miscarriage, neonatal death
or lifelong disability. The York study suggests that the measure
may also help in the fight against depression.
Dr Gilbody said: "Our study is unique in that for the
first time all the relevant evidence in this controversial
area has been brought together. Although the research does
not prove that low folate causes depression, we can now be
sure that the two are linked. Interestingly, there is also
some trial evidence that suggests folic acid supplements can
benefit people with depression. We recommend that large trials
should be carried out to further test this suggestion."
Recent research from the same team published in the American
Journal of Epidemiology has also proved that people with depression
commonly have a gene that means that they process folate less
efficiently. Folate is linked to the production of some of
the 'feel good' chemicals in the brain, such as serotonin.
The identification of this gene provides a plausible explanation
as to why folic acid supplements may help people with depression.
....
Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued
by University of York.
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