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Re: pd and cd and suicide/Carole


I think it's a question of degree, jp. I suffer from bona
fide CD, have for years, and take an anti-depressant, which
is clearly the only cure for what ails me. I find, however,
that like Marjorie, I feel more depressed when its time for
a dose of Sinemet.  Carole

--- janet paterson <janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hi all
>
> At 10:36 2000/11/27 -0500, marjorie wrote:
> >At 07:36 AM 11/27/2000 -0800, you wrote:
> >>Good morning, janet- Not to negate the psychological
> causes
> >>for CD, BUT, dopamine deprivation is well-documented
> >>as a physiological cause for depression, and what is
> PD, if
> >>not that?    Carole
> >Hi Carole,
> >I agree, there are times when melancholy just rolls over
> me,
> >and I have found  that its really time for
> >another Sinemet, and within 30 minutes I'm back to
> normal.
> >Considering murder and not suicide!
> >
> >just me,
> >Marjorie
> >68/58/55
>
> mm
>
> i dont think this melancholy
> qualifies as "clinical depression" the mood disorder
>
> that's where the confusion in nomenclature comes in
> not to negate the melancholy/sadness
>
> i call it frustration
> [which might explain the murder motivatioin!]
> and resign myself to waiting for the inevitable kickin
> and try to get as comfortable as possible
> and then sing amazing grace to my cat speckles
> which makes her come nose to nose purring
>
> jm
>
> janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie
> 53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd
> TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A
> 1A0 Canada
> EMAIL: janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx URL:



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