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Originally Posted by FallDuskTrain
That is what I am also questioning. I have been on the same medication for 10+years and I dont think it works anymore.
But I have to be honest; the last year or so I did not exercise regularly, my diet consisted of processed food and refined sugar. In other words, I made my depression versus with my lifestyle choices.
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I would say its the processed food and lack of regular exercise that has your adrenal gland totally overworked and not functioning properly. But that is something an endocrinologist can confirm for you with a cortisol test (either done by saliva, blood, or urine sample). It's called a serum cortisol test.
Cortisol levels go up when the pituitary gland releases another hormone called adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). The cortisol serum test will measure how well your pituitary gland is functioning. The antidepressant or any long term medication that you're on, can also interfere with your pituitary gland functioning at 100%.