Just take lots of cocaine to make yourself not depressed and prevent the effects
then you'll just suffer from being an addict
It's kind of too late to worry for me now, for I've already aged...
For real though, I think this was kind of known? just look at the physical aging of presidents after merely one month
No, this research is about the brain aging, not the physcial appearance. But thats true as well.
I always imagined the physical aging was just a sign of actual aging, you know? Stress kills
Shit, I must be at least 40 by now.
I guess that explains my memory problems
Well that's depressing
I think you misunderstand. Depression ages the brain by eroding connections through stagnation. Intense stress, that also wears the brain and body, is what presidents go through, not depression.
Furthermore US presidents tend to be of that age bracket where people start becoming noticeably grey and wrinkly.
Well, I'm fucked. I've suffered from depression for over half of my life :V
I do not know how much more this paper brings to the table but older studies have already shown that long term stress causes visual shrinkage of the hippocampus, one part of the brain deeply involved in memory.
haha... Well if I don't end up killing myself, it seems my body will do it for me!
i'll have you know that i'm mentally quite mature for my age
I have attempted suicide multiple times and this seems correct.
makes sense, my uncle is 30 years younger than my grandma and he acts like a 90 year old.
Same. My memory isn't what it used to be, and I'm fatigued so easily now...
Alzheimers at 30
just your brain, not your body. meaning you get smarter faster while depressed. makes sense tbh
Maybe thats why i stopped being a colossal idiot when i was 17ish
So brain age wasn't wrong when it said I had a 60 year old brain.
Okay so what the fuck do I do. Seriously. Knowing this doesn't help anything. Now I just know that I'm slowly mentally dying, now I feel even worse. Now I just feel more justified in wanting to end my life to spare myself all the suffering I'll experience in the future. So my brain is literally aging and rotting away. I'm guaranteed to get Alzheimers or some shit now. Jesus christ what the hell
does that mean making fart jokes will counteract this
I wish I didn't have to go get a second job if I wanted to afford therapy or meds. I already work full time and I feel like I don't have enough time to live my life
It definitely puts more stress on the brain, and excessive stress is massively negative to the body as a whole, but I seriously doubt this encompasses everyone suffering from depression.
I've always had a very good memory, but I've also been wildly miserable for as long as I can remember(well over a decade at this point), and yet my memory hasn't changed discernibly at all. I definitely have, or have had at some point every single other symptom they mentioned in the article as well, such as the headaches, sleep issues, muscle pains and so on, so I don't really get why this particular side effect hasn't hit me since the science seems pretty concrete.
I won't be able to afford that if it does ever come out
Have you looked into N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)? NAC has efficacy in treating a number of different mental disorders including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and Alzheimer's (though I don't know for sure if it can decrease the risk of Alzheimer's in healthy individuals, if it can treat MDD it seems like it would reduce the risk, though). I don't have any experience yet with NAC personally but it's a rather popular nootropic and I plan on starting a regimen once I feel I've done enough research on it. It's definitely worth looking into, though, and it's over the counter in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine
I would definitely find more sources of information than just Wikipedia before trying it, though, and make absolutely certain it doesn't interact with any medication you're currently on. It would be best to check with a medical professional first, too.
Hang in there, depression is an absolute cunt but it can be beat.
Unfortunately even a miracle drug wouldn't really help me. My depression is due to severe and totally unfixavle physical circumstances in my life, and most likely that situation is one that will never change. Good to know that if I don't kill myself early I'll die suffering from dementia or Alzheimers or something. Wonderful.
Yeah I was pretty sure that was the case, but I figured it was worth mentioning anyway. I'm sorry, that's a shit hand to be dealt :\ I've had depression for most of my life but I've managed to get a decent handle on it this past year. I can understand the feeling of hopelessness at the very least.
For what it's worth you're one of the better posters on here and I'm certain you're a great person in real life
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