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#857662 03/25/00 05:47 PM
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While searching for a missing Lego piece today, I decided to rip off the fabric that was across the bottom of the couch (what on earth is that for, anyway, since it makes it impossible to clean inside the couch?), and found enough dust to choke a horse (and the missing Lego [Linked Image from marriagebuilders.com] ). It got me thinking - for months preceding my H's affair, he had been suffering a lot from allergies, much worse than he ever had before. I have read evidence of a connection between allergies and autism and possibly ADHD, but is there a connection between allergies and depression, apart from the fact that allergies can make you pretty miserable? If they can cause changes in brain chemistry which lead to autistic behavior, do they also cause changes which lead to depression?

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I've never heard of a link between allergies and depression but who knows.<P>All I know is they have to acknowledge that they are depressed before they can see the forest for the trees.<P>I am frustrated with my H also. Ithink it is a big problem for him. He hasn't slept a night through since I've known him and he has a lot of physical symptoms (headaches, stomach trouble) yet he does not admit that he has a problem.<P>It sounds the same for your husband.

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tootrusting,<P>I went and did a search and did find some references to a connection, such as:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.allergyconnection.com/PATIENT/julia.html" TARGET=_blank>www.allergyconnection.com/PATIENT/julia.html</A> <P>I don't know if my H will ever acknowledge that he is depressed. When the therapist recommended individual therapy for him, he said he didn't feel the need for it at that time. <BR>

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Nellie,<P>I have no scientific facts...<BR>but I believe there is a link...<P>Not just with allergies... but to allergy medication... which my W was taking for <B>years</B>. Over the counter stuff... but in dosages that were way to frequent!<P>And yes... there are clear signs of depression in my W (not just PMS)!<P> [Linked Image from marriagebuilders.com]<P>Jim

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Jim,<P>My H was also taking over-the-counter allergy medicines, though I think in reasonable dosages.<P>Sometimes I think that people should be made to take courses in recognizing signs of depression, before they are allowed to marry.


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