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I don't think women are that much more likely to be depressed, but I do think we are much more likely to tell someone we are and to ask for help with it, which could also explain the larger number of women on anti-depressants.
. The ones that are I don't think it's accurate to say they can't handle life. There are times in a woman's life where hormones go up and down and all over the place, causing depression, anxiety, irritability. PMS for instance...there are certain times, pregnancy one of them, where the swings can be very severe but all chemically caused so a chemical solution is the only one that makes sense.
Men's bodies do not go through the hormonal swings women's do. They rise slowly and steadily and then decline slowly and steadily, so the effect on brain chemistry would not be as significant.
Actually men's hormones cycle on a DAILY basis - highest in the morning which accounts for "morning wood". So yeah, men "cycle" much faster than women...they are soooo emotional in the morning..
I don't think it is "THE" reason that the rates have soared, but i think it's a "no brainer" (her-hee)
Person with baby inside her takes a drug that alters her brain and thus the fetus's brain is altered. Duh.
Here's a thought..... Maybe depressed women should hold of having kids or not have them at all. (Although i am biased because that is the choice i personally made.) Depressed mom's *generally* have depressed kids due to genetics and parental socializing "gone awry."
Even IF antidepressants "alter" a fetus's brain that doesn't mean the altering continues when the drug is discontinued (after being born). After all, you don't take antidepressants for a few months and then because your brain is altered you never have to take them again...duh! It doesn't work like that at all.
And show me your sources that depressed mom's have depressed kids due to genetics and socializing...
My nephew was perfectly normal before the MMR which caused him to bash his head against the wall. What do you call that? It didn't happen in the womb. He was a normal kid until the MMR when he dispayed autistic symptoms. I am a witness to that. He was normal then one day he was not. His family is proactive and thankfully he is able to function somewhat but seriously... it was the vaccine that broke the camel's back so to speak. If not for that vaccine (his parents were trying to be safe with the CDC recommendations) he would not be autistic today.
Behavioral changes are noticed in all autistic persons however, there is a push for vaccines during pregnancy and the Hep B shot shortly after birth that would negate these changes being evident.
We really need to make a stand about our health. Otherwise we are complacent.
Pretty much everyone is "normal" until the moment someone notices they aren't normal. Doesn't mean that things weren't in play before someone actually noticed and diagnosed the condition.
Oh...and have you ever heard of "coincidence"? Humans are good at finding "connections" and patterns where there are none in reality.
Doctors are quick to prescribe pills when teaching coping or other life skills would be better. Antidepressants have a place, but in my non-professional opinion, they are way over prescribed. Go to a doctor over anything and they want to prescribe medicine for it. It's almost a fight with the doctor to say "Hey, I don't want pills." or "I'll take pills, but don't need that high of a dose."
Pretty much everyone is "normal" until the moment someone notices they aren't normal. Doesn't mean that things weren't in play before someone actually noticed and diagnosed the condition.
Oh...and have you ever heard of "coincidence"? Humans are good at finding "connections" and patterns where there are none in reality.
It used to be the consensus that NO pills, drugs, alcohol, etc. be taken during pregnancy but here we see drugs and vaccines are given. Why? A fetus is developing and shouldn't be introduced to ANY toxins. The fact that ALL doctors say to stay away from tuna yet they then recommend a flu shot or meds is hypocritical.
Connection or causation isn't the issue. In one breath a person will condemn a pregnant woman for smoking and also for not getting a flu shot! That's insane. Both are risks to the unborn. Same with alcohol versus meds. One is demonized and one is recommended. ALL TOXINS should be avoided during pregnancy.
It used to be the consensus that NO pills, drugs, alcohol, etc. be taken during pregnancy but here we see drugs and vaccines are given. Why? A fetus is developing and shouldn't be introduced to ANY toxins. The fact that ALL doctors say to stay away from tuna yet they then recommend a flu shot or meds is hypocritical.
Connection or causation isn't the issue. In one breath a person will condemn a pregnant woman for smoking and also for not getting a flu shot! That's insane. Both are risks to the unborn. Same with alcohol versus meds. One is demonized and one is recommended. ALL TOXINS should be avoided during pregnancy.
So urinary tract infections should not be treated in pregnancy? Strept throat? High blood pressure? Diabetes? Hypothyroidism? No anesthetics used for labor or Cesarean section?
The ingredients in vaccines are not toxic in the doses used, whether the recipient is pregnant or not.
So urinary tract infections should not be treated in pregnancy? Strept throat? High blood pressure? Diabetes? Hypothyroidism? No anesthetics used for labor or Cesarean section?
The ingredients in vaccines are not toxic in the doses used, whether the recipient is pregnant or not.
As you well know, all of those things can be avoided with proper nutrition before and during pregnancy. A C-section is an elective procedure in 90% of cases as is anesthetics. I had 4 natural births. No drugs, no stitches, not anything but the birth. The one time I had a flu shot in pregnancy the child ended up different than the others.
Stop spouting your nonsense and care about kids for once. NO toxins should ever be ingested, injected, or around a pregnant woman.
As you well know, all of those things can be avoided with proper nutrition before and during pregnancy. A C-section is an elective procedure in 90% of cases as is anesthetics. I had 4 natural births. No drugs, no stitches, not anything but the birth. The one time I had a flu shot in pregnancy the child ended up different than the others.
Stop spouting your nonsense and care about kids for once. NO toxins should ever be ingested, injected, or around a pregnant woman.
My granddaughter would not be here if not for Cesarean section. Nutrition will not prevent urinary infections, women get pregnancy induced high blood pressure (toxemia) and diabetes, and they sometimes end up in the hospital with things like pneumonia and flu.
That you really think that a flu shot did anything to your baby shows how little you know about vaccines. I notice you never answered the questions I asked about your labor.
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