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Re: New depression + inflammation study » Hugh

Posted by Tomatheus on January 29, 2015, at 21:36:14

In reply to New depression + inflammation study, posted by Hugh on January 29, 2015, at 15:45:33

Thank you for posting this article, Hugh. I'd like to point out that the discussion regarding the causality of the relationship between depression and inflammation didn't seem to take into account that there could be outside variables that elevate both inflammation and depression -- the article only seemed to hint at inflammation causing depression and depression causing inflammation as possibilities. There is some evidence, for example, to suggest that vitamin D might reduce inflammation, and with low vitamin D levels being correlated with depression and one review suggesting that vitamin D supplementation improves depression, I think there's a possibility that low vitamin D might be one variable that could cause both inflammation and depression. This, of course, is just a hypothesis of mine, and more research needs to be done to confirm whether the idea I put forth about low vitamin D causing both inflammation and depression has anything to it, but I wanted to point out that there are other possibilities besides "depression might cause inflammation" and "inflammation might cause depression." Something else could be causing them both.

Tomatheus


Has long-standing difficulties with energy and concentration, as well as psychotic and cognitive symptoms

Taking Abilify & supplements including vitamins B3 & D3


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