Posted by Leighwit on March 7, 2000, at 15:22:45
In reply to Endocrine disorder, posted by William on March 3, 2000, at 10:19:38
I have no idea what the HPA axis is, nor CRF. But I do know a few interesting and purely anecdotal tidbits.
I'm a Type I diabetic and recently learned after seeing a psychopharmacologist that somewhere between 37 and 50 percent of Type I diabetics (juvenile-onset) develop major recurrent clinical depression. I was diagnosed approx. eight years ago, one year after giving birth to my first and only child. My depression hasn't fully responded to a long list of ADs, and many of them have side effects that interfere with tightly managed blood sugars.
So you can imagine my interest in this topic!
LW
> Would it surprise you if PMS or Postpartum
> depression were proved to be an endocrine
> imbalance. Allthough they have'nt done this
> yet, they soon will. Do a search on the
> HPA axis or CRF. You will find compelling
> evidence that many mood disorders now diagnosed
> as depression are actually a problem with
> the HPA axis. There are many other areas of
> the endocrine system that are not understood
> and could be a factor in mood disorders.
> To explain all the factors of my own disorder
> would take me days to type. I am convinced its
> an endocrine disorder. Not convinced the HPA axis
> is my key problem, but alot of research is going
> into that area lately. With my bad luck, I likely
> have some other type of endocrine disorder. Hope
> not!!!!
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