Another Ludicrous Approach to Treating Depression

re: Another Ludicrous Approach to Treating Depression

paragonx — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:58:37 GMT

This procedure should be accepted into the medical communiy immediately. For peopel with severe or chronic depression (like me), I would do it in a heartbeat.

Sorry, but Omega 3s, exercise, and cutting out sugar don't alwys cut it Dr.!

re: Another Ludicrous Approach to Treating Depression

JBinNYC — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:38:12 GMT

I have to chime in here too. While I concur that there are often abuses of medicine and technology, I think to overreact even to these can be detrimental. And doesn't take into account the many people who have benefitted. Even in the alternative medicine and natural medicine fields, greed and profit often lead the way, and there isn't necessarily anything wrong with that in its entirety.

On a personal note, I too went from being a generally very happy, strong, sound minded person, to being stricken suddenly and powerfully by a very intense, debilitating clinical depression. I lost 30 pounds in a few weeks, couldn't sleep for weeks, and "lost my mind" in many ways, also experiencing unbearable physical pain in the process. I tried it all - meditation, healthy dieting, omega 3's, exercise, yoga, therapy, etc. I was told - AND COULD TELL PHYSICALLY - that I was on the verge of severe physical damage if not death. And decided to go on pscyhotropics. Noone will ever know if it is they "cured" me - but I am convinced they helped me at least stabilize and last until the time went by and the other things kicked in to fully bring me around.

re: Another Ludicrous Approach to Treating Depression

shift5 — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:34:33 GMT

I was strickened with profound chemical depression. I was suicidal for the better part of every day for 4 years and in the most profound anxious, scary, extremely depressive pain imaginable. Prior to this episode I was an deeply happy person and kept myself extremely healthy with daily exercise, proper nutrition, proper supplementation and alot of meditation. During this brutal depressive episode I had a loving family, fantastic friends and a loving girlfriend. There was nothing from my life experience causing this except per chemical disfunction in the brain as I had no issue with my life just the profound pscychic pain that was so tortures. I tried every natural protocal imaginable and followed all Doctor Mercola's techinques for a very longtime to no avail The pain was to much to bear and I was desperate (matter of life and death) so eventually I went the pharmaceutical route and tried every over 15 psychotropic medications, was hospitalized on 3 different occasions and even tried Electro shock therapy, all to no avail . None of this worked over the 4 years and I was desperately wanting to die but I couldn't do that to my family and friends

I literally was at what seemed like the end of my rope. Then I heard about this deep brain stimulation study being conducted as a treatment for depression, After an intense screening process, I was accepted into the study. I had the electrodes planted deep into my brain which were then attached to a stimulator planted in my chest. After 6 months of finding the right setting I became an extremely grateful human being. I had my life fully completely back. The pain, fear, anxiety, depression were pretty much completely gone and I was very happy, healthy, working, extremely active and excited about my future!! Though I do still get a little depressed for a few days here and there it is nothing compared to before and I bounce back fairly quickly. This procedure literally saved my life! Doctor Mercola needs to be more open!!