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Anti-Depressant use increases

Question:

I was just listening to the news.  Study shows that anti-depressant use has tripled in the past 5 years. Study also show’s that disco music works faster than anti-depressant.  One song used in the study that showed good results, Roller Coaster. No kidding… Get those old disco albulms out ladies Gina Marie

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"MARIE10502" <marie10…@aol.com> wrote in message

news:[email protected]… > I was just listening to the news.  Study shows that anti-depressant use has > tripled in the past 5 years. > Study also show’s that disco music works faster than anti-depressant.  One song > used in the study that showed good results, Roller Coaster. > No kidding… > Get those old disco albulms out ladies

LOL! I think I would become depressed. Were these people severely depressed? I think antidepressants are often prescribed for the wrong types of depression. People may be depressed as a result of life events. Rushing to put these people on antidepressants instead of waiting and watching to see if they recover on their own doesn’t help them. Many times therapy (talking) isn’t even suggested, just pills. I think it is just as dangerous to tell severely depressed people that music and exercise works faster or just as well as antidepressants. Not everything works for everyone. We’re all different in how our bodies react. Gwen – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Gina Marie

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Hi GM, Long time no talk.  2 weeks to go til work is over for the summer.  I can relate to the anti-depressant thing as I’ve cut mine in half, trying to get off over the summer, but feeling a little TIGHTLY WOUND.  Work is not stressful, lots happening at home. I’ll try the disco, maybe I can download some. TTFN. PJ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -MARIE10502 wrote: > I was just listening to the news.  Study shows that anti-depressant use has > tripled in the past 5 years. > Study also show’s that disco music works faster than anti-depressant.  One song > used in the study that showed good results, Roller Coaster. > No kidding… > Get those old disco albulms out ladies > Gina Marie

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Gwen writes, >I think it is just as dangerous to tell severely depressed people that music >and exercise works faster or just as well as antidepressants.

The news report didn’t tell anyone that music works just as well as antidepressants. they just cited the results of a controlled study, (sorry, didn’t get the details) stating that 1) in the last 5 years, use of anti-depressants has doubled, (didn’t state why) and 2) that listening to disco music worked faster in increasing endorphin levels in the brain than anti-depressants. It said nothing about long term benefits from listening to disco music over taking antidepressants.  It just stated the results of this one particular study. I thought it was amusing.  I personally think the increase in anti-depressant use is due to the fact doctors, not jus pdocs, but all docs are prescribing them like they were candy for everything from mild depression/pms to headaches. It seems to be the drug of choice lately. My girlfriend went to the doc and said she was stress out and couldn’t sleep, and bam, she gets anti-depressants.  If I told my doc that he would say reduce your work load, start a hobby, cut down on all stimulants and drink hot milk or soothing tea before bed.  He wouldn’t prescribe any drug to me unless all other treatments were exhausted first. Gina Marie

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"MARIE10502" <marie10…@aol.com> wrote in message

news:[email protected]… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Gwen writes, > >I think it is just as dangerous to tell severely depressed people that music > >and exercise works faster or just as well as antidepressants. > The news report didn’t tell anyone that music works just as well as > antidepressants. > they just cited the results of a controlled study, (sorry, didn’t get the > details) stating that 1) in the last 5 years, use of anti-depressants has > doubled, (didn’t state why) and 2) that listening to disco music worked faster > in increasing endorphin levels in the brain than anti-depressants. > It said nothing about long term benefits from listening to disco music over > taking antidepressants.  It just stated the results of this one particular > study. > I thought it was amusing.  I personally think the increase in anti-depressant > use is due to the fact doctors, not jus pdocs, but all docs are prescribing > them like they were candy for everything from mild depression/pms to headaches. > It seems to be the drug of choice lately. > My girlfriend went to the doc and said she was stress out and couldn’t sleep, > and bam, she gets anti-depressants.  If I told my doc that he would say reduce > your work load, start a hobby, cut down on all stimulants and drink hot milk or > soothing tea before bed.  He wouldn’t prescribe any drug to me unless all other > treatments were exhausted first.

If only more doctors treated their patients like yours does! Every complaint is depression these days. If you complain about concentration…depression, complain about no appetite…depression, complain about fatigue…depression, hair falling out…depression. Never mind the fact that there isn’t a feeling of sadness or hoplelessness! Your comment regarding doctors prescribing antidepressants for everything is true. There are many *off label* uses for antidepressants, which I’m sure work for some people. Problem is, antidepressants are powerful drugs which effect the brain, and can cause more problems (for some people) than they solve. Many of the doctors that prescribe these drugs don’t have any idea of the possible side effects, they only know the most common. Gwen – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Gina Marie

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>From: marie10…@aol.com  (MARIE10502) >Date: 6/21/01 4:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time >I was just listening to the news.  Study shows that anti-depressant use has >tripled in the past 5 years. >Study also show’s that disco music works faster than anti-depressant.  One >song >used in the study that showed good results, Roller Coaster. >No kidding… >Get those old disco albulms out ladies

NOT. Sharon…I live in Another Dimension, but I have a summer home in Reality

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Frankenmel wrote: > >From: marie10…@aol.com  (MARIE10502) > >Get those old disco albulms out ladies > NOT.

Aw, c’mon, Sharon – not even the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack? (-; –Pat Kight loathed disco, loved the movie, been known to shake my booty to "Stayin’ Alive" on occasion … kig…@peak.org

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->From: Pat Kight kig…@ucs.orst.edu >Date: 6/21/01 2:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time >Frankenmel wrote: >> >From: marie10…@aol.com  (MARIE10502) >> >Get those old disco albulms out ladies >> NOT. >Aw, c’mon, Sharon – not even the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack? >(-; >–Pat Kight >loathed disco, loved the movie, been known to shake my booty to "Stayin’ >Alive" on occasion … >kig…@peak.org

Not even. I am a baroque/folk/classical buff. Sharon…I live in Another Dimension, but I have a summer home in Reality

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Of all music, *disco*??? (blechhh)  Seems to me if it somehow managed to make one less depressed, it would also simultaneously make one more irritable. Cathy — "Decades gliding by like Indians, time is cheap."   Paul Simon ("Ren

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