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EspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 9 months ago

Drug may boost motivation for people with depression

www.futurity.org

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Drug may boost motivation for people with depression

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EspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 9 months ago
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  • TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago
    • The original article

    • The Emory University press release

    As opposed to a crappy content mill playing the telephone game.

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    Is it speed? It’s speed, isn’t it?

    • m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      It’s working great for me, but I definitely have ADHD

    • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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      Looks like it’s a monoclonal antibody design to decrease inflammation. The target is people with persistent, low levels of inflammation and major depression.

      My institution doesn’t give access, but my first question would be whether they accounted for treatment for the underlying cause of the inflammation. Persistent inflammation can cause all sorts of issues and I suppose a treatment for relief is good, but why does it exist? Treating the underlying condition seems more prudent unless they don’t know the cause.

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    Is this not how most depression medicines work?

    I thought that’s why they all have warnings about increased thoughts of suicide, and why some doctors hesitate to prescribe: the meds might give someone in a bad place just enough of a push to get moving that they follow through with suicide.

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      Similar aims, different mechanisms of action, but largely yes: https://health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/modern-treatments/antidepressants-warnings-suicidal-thoughts.htm

    • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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      No, not at all. This was looking at the effects of reducing inflammation on depression. Typical depression meds are meant to increase the availability of certain neurotransmitters such as serotonin.

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