Posted by sukarno on June 26, 2009, at 13:07:33
In reply to Re: NYT: Report on Gene for Depression Is Now Faulted, posted by morganpmiller on June 23, 2009, at 21:52:11
All I can say is that, for myself, I never experienced panic attacks or anxiety until I was exposed to a stressor (i.e. taking on a job for the first time while in high school). I was diagnosed with panic disorder after that. Prior to the job I was just fine. No anxiety whatsoever. It was like day and night. Normal all the way up until that point in my life.
I then didn't experience depression or agoraphobia until after I got married 6 years later. The agoraphobia began within 2 weeks after the wedding. Depression set in during the fall and winter months and was severe. This was despite the fact that my marriage was happy and a very positive thing for me.
I very much believe that stressful live events can trigger/cause depression. There is evidence of stressful events (even positive life events can be perceived by the body as being stressful) lowering neuroplasticity in the hippocampus and causing the cascade of events that leads to anxiety and depression.
That's why I take Stablon. It is no miracle cure though. It seems like it is pooping out after being on it for 4 years. I have to taper down the dose for a while and then raise it again to get back the efficacy.
I'm thinking of trying an SSRI with low side effects and that is not related to Prozac (since I am allergic to Prozac - rash, itching, GI bleeding).
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