# I got majorly triggered by the Depression Support Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-majorly-triggered-by-the-depression-support-thread/667908 "2013-09-03T18:06:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-majorly-triggered-by-the-depression-support-thread/667908/21 "2013-09-04T07:23:38Z")
Topiramate has also been shown to [lower ghrelin levels (as well as having other beneficial effects)](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20200812). Ghrelin is, I believe, the only hormone known to [stimulate appetite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin#Appetite_Inducer). ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-majorly-triggered-by-the-depression-support-thread/667908/22 "2013-09-04T14:07:51Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > OP, to effectively address your issue, every poster on this board would have to receive extensive training in all possible “triggers” for every conceivable type of mental problem, illness, or condition, AND very carefully avoid the use of any such trigger in any topic on the board. > > Quite simply, that isn’t going to happen. > > The alternative is for you to accept responsibility for your own reaction to what you read, and deal with it appropriately, whether that be by avoiding those types of threads in the future, or seeking medical treatment and/or counseling. Pretty much this. The idea that other people should censor themselves to avoid causing any possible distress to any person, while popular in some circles and with some people on this board (who thrive on White Knighting these situations), is neither viable nor realistic. Nor is it compatible with free thought and expression. The correct response in these sitations is not; “Your post made me…” But rather “I read this and felt this” (and therefore I need to…) ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-majorly-triggered-by-the-depression-support-thread/667908/23 "2013-09-04T16:52:59Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > Keep in mind that depression and compulsive eating are **not your fault**. There are things that help. Topamax is a medication that took my appetite away. It helped me to keep the weight that I had lost through a gastric by-pass. I am now gaining weight again because I took myself off of Topamax when I discovered I had lung cancer and had lost my appetite naturally. Now I’m hoping to return to its use. > > So much of compulsion is caused by the chemicals in your system. That’s why you need to see an MD in the field that deals with that. My help came from a psychiatrist who gave me the Topamax. > > Stop being so hard on yourself too. > > Just Do It! (with professional help) > > Ease up, friend. > [@deltasigma](#): > > Topiramate has also been shown to [lower ghrelin levels (as well as having other beneficial effects)](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20200812). Ghrelin is, I believe, the only hormone known to [stimulate appetite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin#Appetite_Inducer). She’s recovering from anorexia. I don’t think she needs medication that will take away her appetite. I could be wrong, though. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-majorly-triggered-by-the-depression-support-thread/667908/24 "2013-09-04T19:35:11Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > She’s recovering from anorexia. I don’t think she needs medication that will take away her appetite. I could be wrong, though. As you know from your having quoted **Zoe** , the topic was already broached and I had something to add that may have been useful to others reading this thread. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-majorly-triggered-by-the-depression-support-thread/667908/25 "2013-09-04T20:19:05Z")
Offering therapeutic advice and recommending prescriptions is beyond the scope of an ATMB thread; feel free to take up these issues either in the original thread or in a new thread in IMHO dedicated to the pros and cons of various medications – recognizing that there is no guarantee that anonymous posters on a message board may or may not be reliable sources of information. **twickster** , for the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-majorly-triggered-by-the-depression-support-thread/667908/26 "2013-09-04T20:24:11Z")
On that note, I’m closing this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-majorly-triggered-by-the-depression-support-thread/667908.md?page=1)