Could I gently intervene here and note that we are getting well off topic.
For what its worth I too have seasonal moods with the coming and going of
the sun. And I have found mellatonin and St. John's Wort to be of use at
that time.
So as Pres. Clinton says " I feel your pain", but after all we should be
carrying on much of this important conversation on medication off the FW
list and on a one to one basis.
thanx
Arthur Cordell
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Ed Weick replied:
> This assumes that we know what the "causes" are. I know people who are
well
> off, productive and have no cause to get depressed, but they still do.
> There is not much you would want to add to or remove from their lives.
How superficial. The medical literature has identified quite a few causes,
but Joe Sixpack and his "practicioner" aren't aware of them or deny them
(the latter because treating symptoms keeps him in business). One of the
main causes is mercury, the main supply of which comes from dental amalgam
[14]. FYI I'm attaching a few references on the topic.
No silly flames from the vested interests, please...
Chris
References: Mercury and mental health
[1] Dr. P.Krauss & M.Deyhle, "Field Study on the Mercury Content of Saliva",
University of T�bingen (Germany), 1997.
Full text at http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/KRAUSS/amalgam.html
This study with 18,000 people found that the WHO limit for mercury
intake was exceeded in 30% of the participants.
[2] Behavioral toxicology.
Needleman HL
Environ Health Perspect 1995 Sep;103 Suppl 6:77-9
[3] Behavioral toxicology: evaluating cognitive functions.
Smith PJ
Neurobehav Toxicol Teratol 1985 Jul-Aug;7(4):345-50
[4] Specificity of psychiatric manifestations in relation to
neurotoxic chemicals.
Ross WD, Sholiton MC
Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl 1983;303:100-4
[5] Psychological effects of low exposure to mercury vapor.
Liang YX et al.
Environmental Med Research, 60(2): 320-327, 1993
[6] Occupational and environmental toxicology of mercury and its compounds.
Satoh H
Ind Health 2000 Apr;38(2):153-64
[7] Neurobehavioral effects from exposure to dental amalgam.
Echeverria D et al.
FASEB J, Aug 1998, 12(11):971-980
[8] The relationship between mercury from dental amalgam and mental health.
Siblerud RL
Am J Psychother 1989 Oct;43(4):575-87
[9] A comparison of mental health of multiple sclerosis patients with
silver/mercury dental fillings and those with fillings removed.
Siblerud RL
Psychol Rep 1992 Jun;70(3 Pt 2):1139-51
[10] Chronic elemental mercury intoxication: neuropsychological
follow-up case study.
Hua MS, Huang CC, Yang YJ
Brain Inj 1996 May;10(5):377-84
[11] Neurobehavioral effects from exposure to dental amalgam Hg(o):
new distinctions between recent exposure and Hg body burden.
Echeverria D, Aposhian HV et al.
FASEB J 1998 Aug;12(11):971-80
[12] Chronic illness in association with dental amalgam.
Godfrey ME
J Adv Med 3:247-255, 1990
[13] Defensive characteristics in individuals with amalgam illness.
Henningsson M et al.
Acta Odont Scand 54(3): 176-181,1996
[14] WHO Environmental Health Criteria (118), Geneva 1991.
