Posted by SLS on June 8, 2001, at 23:00:32
In reply to Re: effexor is a life saver, posted by lifelongevity on June 7, 2001, at 22:41:07
> "Depression" is a really a catch-all term not one particular condition. I like to call it the flu of the mind. When you get muscle aches and fever and feeling bad, you are describing the symptoms of the flu. But you're also describing the symptoms of dozens of other diseases that feel similiar.
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> And so when your brain is deficient in something it needs like a neurotransmittor it feels to your mind like "depression."
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> Some depression is caused by external events. And some are caused by physical ailments. And sometimes we have both. Each cause may have to be treated differently. But they certainly have a right to be treated!
Perfect.Thanks.
- Scott
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