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Pat,
Cravings?
Dr. Ivan K. Goldberg is a psychopharmachologist
Collected writings of Ivan K. Goldberg
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Don Klein's group at Columbia have suggested that when some people are
becoming depressed, one of the first indications is that they yearn for
chocolate. Chocolate contains phenethylamine, a possibly antidepressant
substance. Their yearning for chocolate may be adaptive.
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© 1993, 1994 J. Sinkkonen and I. K. Goldberg. All rights reserved.
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> From: W2SMITH(AT)aol.com
> To: skknie(AT)webtv.net tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: St. John's Wort
> Date: Saturday, June 20, 1998 5:59 AM
>
> Sharon:-
>
> Just a short question for you, I hope. What exactly is Kava Kava? I
assume
> it is an anti-depressant since you mentioned it is similar to St. John's
Wart,
> just acts a lot faster. I have been taking Paxil since January, and
have
> gained over ten lbs. This would not be bad, but I was already heavier
than I
> wanted to be. When I spoke with my (new--first appoinment) psychologist
two
> days ago, she mentioned that the other psychologists and patients have
been
> mentioning/complaining about people saying they crave sweets. This was
no
> surprise to me!
>
> I would appreciate any info you have on this (Kava Kava), or where I
could
> find out more info on my own. Thanks a lot.
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Pat,
Cravings?
Dr. Ivan K. =
Goldberg is a psychopharmachologist
Collected writings of Ivan K. Goldberg
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chocolate
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Don Klein's group at Columbia have suggested =
that when some people are becoming depressed, one of the first =
indications is that they yearn for chocolate. Chocolate contains =
phenethylamine, a possibly antidepressant substance. Their yearning for =
chocolate may be adaptive. =
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=A9 1993, 1994 J. Sinkkonen and I. K. Goldberg. =
All rights reserved.
Address comments concerning this WWW service to =
www(AT)psych.helsinki.fi.
Comments of the contents should be directed to =
Ivan K. Goldberg.
Last modified: Sun Nov 19 19:19:10 EET 1995 =
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> From: W2SMITH(AT)aol.com
> =
To: skknie(AT)webtv.net; tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: St. John's Wort
> Date: =
Saturday, June 20, 1998 5:59 AM
>
> Sharon:-
> =
> Just a short question for you, I hope. What exactly is =
Kava Kava? I assume
> it is an anti-depressant since you =
mentioned it is similar to St. John's Wart,
> just acts a lot =
faster. I have been taking Paxil since January, and =
have
> gained over ten lbs. This would not be bad, but I was =
already heavier than I
> wanted to be. When I spoke with my =
(new--first appoinment) psychologist two
> days ago, she mentioned =
that the other psychologists and patients have been
> =
mentioning/complaining about people saying they crave sweets. This =
was no
> surprise to me!
>
> I =
would appreciate any info you have on this (Kava Kava), or where I =
could
> find out more info on my own. Thanks a lot.