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Is depression one of your symptoms and have SSRIs been either ineffective or have become ineffective?
This isn't new but is a light treatment of quite a body of research which suggests at least some cases of depression or depression arising as a co-morbid symptom is the result of systemic inflammation with both TNF-alpha and Cox-2 implicated.
Depression, Inflammation, Immunity and Infection
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...epression-inflammation-immunity-and-infection
One man's opinion of course but the issues are explored in much more detail in Danzer et al.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234599/
This isn't new but is a light treatment of quite a body of research which suggests at least some cases of depression or depression arising as a co-morbid symptom is the result of systemic inflammation with both TNF-alpha and Cox-2 implicated.
Depression, Inflammation, Immunity and Infection
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...epression-inflammation-immunity-and-infection
How can you know if inflammation, infection or immune dysfunction are playing a role in your depression? Ask yourself these questions: Yes answers imply immune/inflammatory/infectious processes.
The more yes' answers the higher the likelihood.
Do I have a physical sense of brain fog'?
Do I have a recent reduction in room-to-room' memory (short term memory)?
Do I have trouble finding words?
Do I sometimes feel confused?
Do I have learning disabilities, or neurodegenerative disorders (e.g.,Alzheimer's is an inflammatory disorder)
Do I feel that if I had plenty of energy my depression would be gone?
Do I have a lot of muscle or joint aches?
Do I feel swollen, puffy?
Do I have a lot of pain?
Do I have gastrointestinal problems?
One man's opinion of course but the issues are explored in much more detail in Danzer et al.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234599/