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Huh, I've been talking to my therapist about my antidepressants not being terribly effective anymore. Is there a way to sign up for a clinical trial for this?
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Anecdotally, the lack of those things are definitely present in myself when I'm experiencing a depressive episode (I am diagnosed with clinical depression): I sleep badly, either not at all or for 12-18 hours a day, I drink far too much, I do not leave my house, and my hobbies either fall by the wayside entirely or I partake in them with no enjoyment or happiness from it. If you're experiencing those, it might be wor…
Noticed that both you and the OP mentioned drinking. Just the drinking can cause much of this. Drinking screws up your sleep cycle, which can also cause much of this. Drinking sessions are also time consuming, so you have less time for other things you enjoy anyway. Sure, some things you can do while drinking, but those may not be the things you would prefer to be doing while sober.
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Anecdotally, the lack of those things are definitely present in myself when I'm experiencing a depressive episode (I am diagnosed with clinical depression): I sleep badly, either not at all or for 12-18 hours a day, I drink far too much, I do not leave my house, and my hobbies either fall by the wayside entirely or I partake in them with no enjoyment or happiness from it. If you're experiencing those, it might be wor…
Noticed that both you and the OP mentioned drinking. Just the drinking can cause much of this. Drinking screws up your sleep cycle, which can also cause much of this. Drinking sessions are also time consuming, so you have less time for other things you enjoy anyway. Sure, some things you can do while drinking, but those may not be the things you would prefer to be doing while sober.
Screws up your sleep cycle, is time consuming, causes you to not leave the house, makes other hobbies fall by the wayside.
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Do you have the same feelings about radiation therapy for cancer?
No, it's a very different situation since radiation therapy has such a long history at this point. I'm just not sure what the margin for error is, the failure modes for this magnetic therapy, or what makes a good magnetic therapist. Not a reason to stop developing it though.
I'm curious what this treatment would do to people who are "not depressed." What's the downside?
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Yeah I know - it's a vicious cycle. I meant in cases where the depression trigger was an event like a death in the family, but where the person managed to keep it together despite their depression. In those fortunate cases, the only problem that needs solving is the person being "stuck" on a trauma - not a self perpetuating cycle.
What you're describing sounds more like grief than depression. While the profound sadness that comes from loss can certainly manifest itself in ways that seem like depression, they are not the same thing.
Huh, I've been talking to my therapist about my antidepressants not being terribly effective anymore. Is there a way to sign up for a clinical trial for this?
Or you could look into psychedelic medicine. On the legal side, ketamine has helped a lot of people with treatment resistant depression. You could also look into participating in clinical trials of MDMA or psilocybin. The clinical trial results for those medicines are phenomenal, too.
I wonder what the underlying mechanism is. With the prevalence of magnetic fields in everyday life, I wonder if these could be affecting people negatively from prolonged exposure at lower doses or frequency.