Comments on: Study: Anti-depressants don't work http://vegangirl.com/study-anti-depressants-dont-work.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:49:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: vegangirl http://vegangirl.com/study-anti-depressants-dont-work.html#comment-488 vegangirl Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:16:10 +0000 http://vegangirl.com/study-anti-depressants-dont-work.html#comment-488 Hi Mary, Thanks so much for writing. I highly recommend that you look into eating more RAW vegan foods. I have personally met several people who were on anti-anxiety medications who went off of those meds after going raw. It doesn't have to be complex. Just start off by making a fresh smoothie every day and eating a salad with every meal. If you drink alcohol at all, you may want to notice whether that is affecting you as well. I rarely drink anymore because I noticed that when I do drink (even one drink), I start getting anxious and/or depressed about 1 or 2 days later. Since it doesn't happen right away, I didn't notice the connection for years. Best of luck to you! Diana Hi Mary,

Thanks so much for writing. I highly recommend that you look into eating more RAW vegan foods. I have personally met several people who were on anti-anxiety medications who went off of those meds after going raw. It doesn't have to be complex. Just start off by making a fresh smoothie every day and eating a salad with every meal.

If you drink alcohol at all, you may want to notice whether that is affecting you as well. I rarely drink anymore because I noticed that when I do drink (even one drink), I start getting anxious and/or depressed about 1 or 2 days later. Since it doesn't happen right away, I didn't notice the connection for years.

Best of luck to you!

Diana

]]> By: Mary http://vegangirl.com/study-anti-depressants-dont-work.html#comment-487 Mary Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:15:51 +0000 http://vegangirl.com/study-anti-depressants-dont-work.html#comment-487 I have an anxiety disorder. I'm on Paxil, but I've decided that I'm going to try to go vegan to see if it will make a difference with the anxiety disorder. I haven't found any scientific evidence to support that this works, but there is evidence that people end up feeling better in so many ways. Perhaps one day I can give up my meds too. I have an anxiety disorder. I'm on Paxil, but I've decided that I'm going to try to go vegan to see if it will make a difference with the anxiety disorder. I haven't found any scientific evidence to support that this works, but there is evidence that people end up feeling better in so many ways. Perhaps one day I can give up my meds too.

]]> By: Katherine/Aunt Kathie http://vegangirl.com/study-anti-depressants-dont-work.html#comment-349 Katherine/Aunt Kathie Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:50:29 +0000 http://vegangirl.com/study-anti-depressants-dont-work.html#comment-349 I took anti-depressants a couple of times. The first time I didn't think they did anything at all, but it was a very stressful situation. The second time, I thought there might be some shift in my mood, but the negative side-effects eventually were more significant than any positives. Now I take Sam-e. I can't say that it makes a big difference, but I do feel a kind of seeping indifference or inertia (greater than usual) when I don't take it. I read somewhere recently - alas I don't remember where - that new studies are suggesting that they have been aiming at the wrong part of the brain. That seretonin (where most of these drugs are directed, I think), is only a minor factor and they now think there's some other imbalance that's more significant. Who knows. I'm rambling incoherently, aren't I? Oops. Sorry. I took anti-depressants a couple of times. The first time I didn't think they did anything at all, but it was a very stressful situation. The second time, I thought there might be some shift in my mood, but the negative side-effects eventually were more significant than any positives. Now I take Sam-e. I can't say that it makes a big difference, but I do feel a kind of seeping indifference or inertia (greater than usual) when I don't take it. I read somewhere recently - alas I don't remember where - that new studies are suggesting that they have been aiming at the wrong part of the brain. That seretonin (where most of these drugs are directed, I think), is only a minor factor and they now think there's some other imbalance that's more significant. Who knows. I'm rambling incoherently, aren't I? Oops. Sorry.

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