Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I'm not sure if I'm " depressed " or not. I'm thinking it'd be a good idea to get tested clinically. I believe that would involve blood tests of my body/brain chemistry. There's a part of me that would be okay with taking antidepressants. There's a bigger part of me that resists taking antidepressants and wants to do it more " naturally " , and the Potatoes Not Prozac plan is what I'd go with because it seems to fit me. So, it seems to me that either way (antidepressants and/or natural) it would be a good idea to have blood test results. This seems good because I would have a scientific benchmark that could serve as a " before " , and I could get retested later to have an " after " . I think I want to feel like I know whether or not my body/brain chemistry is " bad " by getting a before test, and then if what I'm doing is making changes in the " good " direction by getting an after test. What do you think about this? Thanks, Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Kurt, blood tests for depression are pretty inaccurate. Why not just do the food? kathleen On Jul 2, 2008, at 12:17 PM, kurtsjobsearch wrote: > I'm not sure if I'm " depressed " or not. I'm thinking it'd be a good > idea to get tested clinically. I believe that would involve blood > tests of my body/brain chemistry. There's a part of me that would be > okay with taking antidepressants. There's a bigger part of me that > resists taking antidepressants and wants to do it more " naturally " , > and the Potatoes Not Prozac plan is what I'd go with because it seems > to fit me. So, it seems to me that either way (antidepressants and/or > natural) it would be a good idea to have blood test results. This > seems good because I would have a scientific benchmark that could > serve as a " before " , and I could get retested later to have an > " after " . > > I think I want to feel like I know whether or not my body/brain > chemistry is " bad " by getting a before test, and then if what I'm > doing is making changes in the " good " direction by getting an after > test. > > What do you think about this? > > Thanks, > Kurt > > > --- > > > > http://www.radiantrecovery.com > > http://www.radiantrecoverystore.com/ > > http://www.radiantrecovery.com/classes.htm > > http://www.radiantrecovery.com/cgi-bin/bbs-new/webbbs_config.pl > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 hi Kurt thats interesting, that you said, you thing PnP seems to fit you - I'd listen to that little voice of yours, and give breakfast a go! I'll tell you what I thought reading your last paragraph but dont laugh at me! I thought of certain members of my family - scientific minds all - who like a good old measure of everything, when really, I think you are quite tuned in anyway, and know, or feel, your biochemistry is a bit unbalanced. and PnP has answers for you. You'll be able to feel the balance return. Also I was reading on the forum briefly about how peoples blood cholesterol improves with the steps, befores and afters,was that what you were thinking of too? what do you like for breakfast Kurt? mosaic , " kurtsjobsearch " <kurtsjobsearch wrote: > > I'm not sure if I'm " depressed " or not. I'm thinking it'd be a good > idea to get tested clinically. I believe that would involve blood > tests of my body/brain chemistry. There's a part of me that would be > okay with taking antidepressants. There's a bigger part of me that > resists taking antidepressants and wants to do it more " naturally " , > and the Potatoes Not Prozac plan is what I'd go with because it seems > to fit me. So, it seems to me that either way (antidepressants and/or > natural) it would be a good idea to have blood test results. This > seems good because I would have a scientific benchmark that could > serve as a " before " , and I could get retested later to have an " after " . > > I think I want to feel like I know whether or not my body/brain > chemistry is " bad " by getting a before test, and then if what I'm > doing is making changes in the " good " direction by getting an after > test. > > What do you think about this? > > Thanks, > Kurt > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 , Kathleen DesMaisons <radiantkd wrote: > > Kurt, > > blood tests for depression are pretty inaccurate. > > Why not just do the food? > > kathleen Good question. I'll give some answers in a reply to Mosaic's reply. Thanks, Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 First off, I meant to post this on the radiantdepression group. I am struggling with the group/email format. I prefer the forum format for several reasons. I'm going to reply within the text of Mosaic's reply. This also addresses Kathy's reply to some extent. , " mosaic " <mosaic58 wrote: > > hi Kurt > thats interesting, that you said, you thing PnP seems to fit you - > I'd listen to that little voice of yours, and give breakfast a go! I have started the PNP plan. I read the 1998 edition of " Potatoes Not Prozac " at the beginning of May. From reading a bit in the forum, I gather I am trying to implement the steps too quickly. I'll probably go back to the forum for simplicity sake, introduce or re- introduce myself, and regroup on the plan. > I'll tell you what I thought reading your last paragraph but dont > laugh at me! I thought of certain members of my family - scientific > minds all - who like a good old measure of everything, when really, I > think you are quite tuned in anyway, and know, or feel, your > biochemistry is a bit unbalanced. Yes, I definitely have a scientific part of me (my last job was as a Mechanical Engineer). I also have an unscientific part of me. Yes, I have the idea that my biochemistry is unbalanced, and yes I have the urge to measure it. > and PnP has answers for you. You'll be able to feel the balance > return. Also I was reading on the forum briefly about how peoples > blood cholesterol improves with the steps, befores and afters,was > that what you were thinking of too? It's more about the mental health, but I have had high cholesterol and high blood pressure. > what do you like for breakfast Kurt? > mosaic It's mostly been PB & J toast with a vegmeat. I mostly shop at Trader Joe's (TJ's) for veg foods, so the vegmeat is usually TJ's Soy Nuggets or MorningStar Sausage Patties. I have been eating eggs sometimes, too. I try to have some fruit with breakfast also, but that depends on planning and preparation, which I struggle with. Thanks, Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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