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The Underlying Cause?

ConcordDiet
ConcordDiet Posts: 26 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Have you determined the underlying cause of the depression? Exercise may temporarily raise endorphins providing temporary relief, but just like a sugar high, the bottoming out is less rewarding.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    The bottoming out?
  • ConcordDiet
    ConcordDiet Posts: 26 Member
    The downside of a sugar high .... feeling lethargic, moody, less satisfied.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I eat sugar and never felt lethargic, moody or less satisfied. Sugar gives me energy and makes me happy.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    For me, the underlying cause of my depression was serotonin. Once adjusted, my depression lessened dramatically. I eat way too much sugar every day, it doesn't seem to play a role in my mental state.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    You intended this as a response to the Depression and Exercise thread, not as a separate thread, right?
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    I know the 2 main causes of my depression. One can possible be "fixed" with medications, the other with less legal means.

    Sugar makes me happy as well.
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