Posted by linkadge on October 21, 2002, at 18:51:54
In reply to Re: Pfinstegg going on even more- Linkadge and Seamus, posted by Pfinstegg on October 21, 2002, at 14:16:31
It seems to me that levels of cortisol have
a mood sustaining effect untill they have
dropped off.What I mean is that my depression was always
most pronounced after stressful situations
subsided. From Monday To Friday I would feel
like crap, but it seemed the cortisol kept
me going. On Friday night I would always drop
right off a cliff. When the stressor situations
subsided, then the really evil thoughts would
set in. Those were the times I really felt depressed. Mon-Fri I was irritable and edgy, angry and unhappy but not sadness depressed.
I would never cry during the school year, but as soon as exams were over I would cry for the next
month.The two things I noticed when I was treated, was improvement in resiliance and recovery time.
If I got little sleep the night before I could still function - it didn't feel like the end of the world. And after exams it would only feel like a couple of days before I could say I was happy again.Omega 3 has also seemed to make my mood more
even. I take 4gs per day, and have also noticed
improvement in the physical symptoms of depression. Achs and pains, irritablility. Sickness and the rest.When untreated I felt so responsive to the enviroment, like everything just penetrated
into my soul. A screeching car tire would
freek me out. Taking a bad step would send
a surge of adreneline into me. I now feel
as if there is an invisible barrier about me.
If something comes in, It has to pass my
contious thought before it gets to me
emotionally.My inital point is that I think high while high cortisol levels do dammage the brain, I think they have some sort of sustaining effect. I would alsways get physically sick after exams when the stress subsided.)
Linkadge
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