tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733092798153036082.post1802456402922300445..comments2017-04-04T08:22:12.272-07:00Comments on Brain Heal: TreatmentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391771543846437234noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733092798153036082.post-30135196955476404412012-01-19T15:26:20.121-08:002012-01-19T15:26:20.121-08:00Thank you for sharing all this. While I haven'...Thank you for sharing all this. While I haven't had serious battles with my own depression for a long time, it had a huge effect on me for nearly 10 years, and throughout puberty. (Which was part of why it took me many years to identify my problem as depression - it was way easier to assume it was just teenage angst and normal hormone fluctuations.)<br /><br />Pharmaceuticals were a necessary part of my treatment, too. Extreme cardio and a good diet probably helped, but there's no question that I needed prescription to get "over the hump" to a place where willpower was actually effective - or where I actually had any relevant willpower.Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792271411229877237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733092798153036082.post-79701559336673410102012-01-18T21:46:53.727-08:002012-01-18T21:46:53.727-08:00AE, I think depression could definitely contribute...AE, I think depression could definitely contribute to loss of taste. There was a study a couple of years ago that found people with untreated depression did not register color as brightly as healthy people (not self-reported, they were measuring retinal response). That said, it could also be a whole bunch of other things - gum disease is apparently a common cause, along with various neurological stuff (and yes, hormones or stress) - so I would highly recommend that she at least call her doctor if it doesn't resolve soon. <br /><br />(Oh, and also, she might want to confirm that she doesn't have a loss of smell too. The two interact a lot, and her doctor will need to know if there's problems with both.)Teleutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568349771569189166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733092798153036082.post-40699964784078237552012-01-18T14:05:29.304-08:002012-01-18T14:05:29.304-08:00Well, there are diabetics who can control their di...Well, there are diabetics who can control their diabetes by avoiding sugar, and diabetics who need to take insulin. We just don't assume that severe diabetes is a sign of weak character.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391771543846437234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733092798153036082.post-46627657200029802032012-01-18T13:50:12.347-08:002012-01-18T13:50:12.347-08:00My sense of taste was definitely dulled - I could ...My sense of taste was definitely dulled - I could distinguish different flavours but there was no spark to anything I ate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391771543846437234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733092798153036082.post-29774635302654653722012-01-17T23:57:27.762-08:002012-01-17T23:57:27.762-08:00"... let me taste food ..."
Was this a..."... let me taste food ..." <br /><br />Was this a pretty way of making a general point about being able to do normal things, or does your depression actually interfere with your ability to taste? I have another friend who currently has no leads on her sudden inability to taste. My lack of a medical degree says it could be stress or hormones or both -- and an anecdotal link between depression and taste would be interesting for me to share with her.<br /><br />And yes, depression is hard to explain and admit to. But you know me, I tend to share too much information about my health publicly. So I've kinda told a lot of people about what I go through.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875278753865252595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733092798153036082.post-65766241846523206582012-01-17T16:21:05.876-08:002012-01-17T16:21:05.876-08:00"Let them eat cake!" That's what I t..."Let them eat cake!" That's what I think when ppl say depressed ppl should eat/sleep/excercise better. I think people forget that the brain exists and only consider 'the mind'. If your body produced too much or not enough of something in any other organ, you would get medical assistance for that. But in the most complex and sensitive organ in your body? Just will it away. There is a stigma, and it's silly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com