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Causes of Mood Disorders – Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Jul 26, 2009

Today, I was watching a Comcast On Demand program about the causes of bipolar. I thought I’d watching and see how ridiculous it was because obviously, no one knows the cause of bipolar disorder.

However, the spot had some interesting information on the brain, neurotransmitters and bipolar disorder, which I then transcribed so I could share it with you. (Yes, I really did transcribe the whole thing.)

It’s in fairly layperson terms, so give it a look. At the bottom is a bit more information about dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. This, unfortunately, is not in layperson terms, but is interesting nonetheless.

Diet and Depression / Bipolar

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Jul 20, 2009

I’ve written about this before, but due to the amount of misinformation on the internet on this topic, I feel compelled to write about it again.

Omega-3 and Depression
Folic Acid and Depression
Low-Carb Diets and Mood

Now, first off, I do not believe you can cure depression or bipolar using diet. Let me be clear, people who tell you this are mostly flakes. There are ways though that you can possibly improve your treatment plan using dietary components.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation May Cause Improvements in Memory

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Jun 26, 2009

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation May Cause Improvements in Memory – Psychiatric TimesNow, understand that depression impinges on memory function and the correlation below may not be the rTMS improving memory per se but...

AstraZeneca Accused of Hiding Seroquel Dangers

Posted by Natasha Tracy | May 25, 2009

AstraZeneca plays hot potato with Seroquel side effects. Here are the highlights from the article (bold and italic text added by me):AstraZeneca E-mails Show Debate on Seroquel RisksAssociated Press – May. 20, 2009TRENTON,...

More on rTMS and VNS and MRI

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Jan 18, 2009

I frequent poster, Herb, has introduced more information on the rTMS with VNS topic. Some doctors are saying it is possible. Additionally, if you read the whole thread, someone corrects me and notes that MRIs are possible with a...

Marijuana Makes Depression Better and Worse?

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Apr 30, 2008

‘Roud these parts lots of people are smoking lots of stuff that might not entirely be legal. Very common. Good climate for that sort of thing.I though, have always been of the opinion that marijuana makes depression worse...

How Much Does VNS Implant Surgery Cost?

Posted by Natasha Tracy | Feb 9, 2008

I just got my hospital bill, and it isn’t the $30,000 I was quoted beforehand. Here’s how it really breaks down:Pre-surgery tests:Professional fee $135Laboratory $58Chemistry $46Hematology $36Urology $34Clinic...