Not taking allergy meds, but does pollen make one sleepy? I feel like i waste all of my spring seasons (since birth) unless i force myself to go out and enjoy, i just feel chronically soooooo sleepy every spring (not depression); sometimes can't help but nod off at odd times (not seasonal narcolepsy – i don't think that exists) 😊🥱💤😴
I'm pretty sure mixing meds without doctor supervision/prescription is usually just a bad idea overall. In fact, I'm not pretty sure, I'm 100% sure. I wish we weren't at this weird point in time where far too many people are taking advice on EVERYTHING from randos on the Internet that have a monetary interest in you watching their idiotic content. But hey, that's a whole other can of worms. Lol. Thanks for being a real one Doc.
It's also useful to remember one of the golden rules of science and statistics: correlation is not causation. In other words, two things being correlated doesn't mean that a causal link exists between those two things. A good example is this: when we had a farm, every day the horses would poop somewhere on the farm. Then every following day the Sun would rise. There was a 100% correlation between horses pooping and the Sun rising the next day. Yet Isaac Newton and Johannes Kepler would aggressively protest any conclusion linking equine bowel movements with orbital motion.
I think a lot of content producers/influencers are confused about correlation.
Allegra always made me feel like I chugged a whole pot of coffee.
There has been some correlation between inflammation and depression, or chronic illnesses and depression… So I could see how treating chronic illnesses might be useful, but your individual doctors will know best. These meds don't actually treat the depression directly, unless the depression was due to the underlying condition. Again, something your individual doctors will be able to guide you through and what works for this person on one day doesn't mean the depression is cured. I know that I had a doc try me on an antidepressant for chronic inflammation and that didn't help at all, even though it was shown to help some patients (with other illnesses) when studied.
Major depressive episodes have a high short-term positive response to placebo (around 30 to 40%), which certainly complicates antidepressant studies. It makes anecdotal responses particularly unreliable. Because the morbidity (e.g. disability, inability to maintain employment and relationaships, generalized poor self-care) and mortality (both suicide and increased death rates when comorbid with a variety of medical issues like heart disease, diabetes, cancer) of major depressive episodes is very high. In other words, encouraging appropriate diagnosis and treatment of major depressive episodes by licensed health professionals saves lives. Spewing unproven remedies on social media runs the risk of contributing to someone's death. While I'm on my virtual soapbox, the Trump administration has decreased personnel at SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) by 50% and attempted to cut 2 billion dollars in grant funding. I enjoy your videos.
i'm disappointed you didn't even acknowledge mcas &/or pmdd can benefit from these (or even just how powerful the placebo effect can be)
agree with your cautioning but seems a major missed opportunity for those often overlooked & misunderstood conditions pretty sure you've addressed before
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I was hoping you'd address this.
Dr Rubin – you have BOTs! (I reported them)
Not taking allergy meds, but does pollen make one sleepy? I feel like i waste all of my spring seasons (since birth) unless i force myself to go out and enjoy, i just feel chronically soooooo sleepy every spring (not depression); sometimes can't help but nod off at odd times (not seasonal narcolepsy – i don't think that exists) 😊🥱💤😴
I once took that combo to combat a case of hives that popped up out of nowhere. As prescribed by my doctor. Worked like a charm!
She’s high
I'm pretty sure mixing meds without doctor supervision/prescription is usually just a bad idea overall. In fact, I'm not pretty sure, I'm 100% sure. I wish we weren't at this weird point in time where far too many people are taking advice on EVERYTHING from randos on the Internet that have a monetary interest in you watching their idiotic content. But hey, that's a whole other can of worms. Lol. Thanks for being a real one Doc.
It's also useful to remember one of the golden rules of science and statistics: correlation is not causation. In other words, two things being correlated doesn't mean that a causal link exists between those two things. A good example is this: when we had a farm, every day the horses would poop somewhere on the farm. Then every following day the Sun would rise. There was a 100% correlation between horses pooping and the Sun rising the next day. Yet Isaac Newton and Johannes Kepler would aggressively protest any conclusion linking equine bowel movements with orbital motion.
I think a lot of content producers/influencers are confused about correlation.
At the same the gut brain isn't fully understood. I've been taking famotidine for a while and not feeling like shit can help you feel better
Ummm …. Something is making her feel "happy" but I don't think it's pepcid and Allegra. Lol
Allegra always made me feel like I chugged a whole pot of coffee.
There has been some correlation between inflammation and depression, or chronic illnesses and depression… So I could see how treating chronic illnesses might be useful, but your individual doctors will know best.
These meds don't actually treat the depression directly, unless the depression was due to the underlying condition. Again, something your individual doctors will be able to guide you through and what works for this person on one day doesn't mean the depression is cured.
I know that I had a doc try me on an antidepressant for chronic inflammation and that didn't help at all, even though it was shown to help some patients (with other illnesses) when studied.
She is not sober.
Major depressive episodes have a high short-term positive response to placebo (around 30 to 40%), which certainly complicates antidepressant studies. It makes anecdotal responses particularly unreliable. Because the morbidity (e.g. disability, inability to maintain employment and relationaships, generalized poor self-care) and mortality (both suicide and increased death rates when comorbid with a variety of medical issues like heart disease, diabetes, cancer) of major depressive episodes is very high. In other words, encouraging appropriate diagnosis and treatment of major depressive episodes by licensed health professionals saves lives. Spewing unproven remedies on social media runs the risk of contributing to someone's death.
While I'm on my virtual soapbox, the Trump administration has decreased personnel at SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) by 50% and attempted to cut 2 billion dollars in grant funding.
I enjoy your videos.
i'm disappointed you didn't even acknowledge mcas &/or pmdd can benefit from these (or even just how powerful the placebo effect can be)
agree with your cautioning but seems a major missed opportunity for those often overlooked & misunderstood conditions pretty sure you've addressed before
Mcas definitely impacts my depression and anxiety. When I started medicine for them I had less panic attacks.
I could totally see this helping a small subset of depression patients but it wouldn't work on a lot of them I'd guess.
I've been taking famotadine and allegra for years, I was still depressed and suicidal lol. I had to get on actual antidepressants to feel better.
Thank you
It's a combo that definitely helps sleep