Enron suicide note disclosed

[Marta Russell]

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>What drives me nuts (figuratively speaking) is the medicalization of 
>all sorts of adverse mental states that have a strong political or 
>existential component.  After more than a generation of capitalist 
>triumphalism capped by the glorious rebirth of outright imperialism, 
>any decent person would *have* to be in a foul mood most of the 
>time.  If that person is exceptionally sensitive and has a certain 
>biochemical predisposition, he/she could well devolve to that 
>near-paralytic state known as clinical depression.  But I would 
>argue that the cause of that depressed state is capitalistic 
>depredations, not idiopathic serotonin imbalances.
>
>Carl
>
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My daughter had mononucleosis in the 10th grade and a severe 
depression set in afterwards.  She was put on Wellbutrin, which is 
not a seratonin booster but another class of anti-depressant.  Years 
later she still needed it so we went to a doc whose speciality is 
psyche meds.  He explained that sometimes mono causes a depletion of 
a brain chemical (sorry I cannot recall that chemical) which the 
Wellbutrin supplied.

Just two weeks ago I ran into an old acquaintance whose daughter was 
in school with mine.  She said that her daughter too had mono in high 
school and has needed Wellbutrin ever since, though her doc had never 
made the connection ours did. He prbably had not studied the matter 
as closely. So I do know that chemical imbalances do occur and they 
occur for many many reasons -- not limited to any specifics.  We just 
don't know enough yet.

Also a depressed state can be much different from not being able to 
get out of bed due to depression.
Marta
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