Helping MS Patients Battle Depression
‘You’ve heard fish oil is good for you. Some studies even show it may prevent Alzheimer’s and heart disease. Now, doctors want to know if it can decrease depression in a specific group of patients.
Simply putting on makeup can be difficult for Kendall Minter. She has multiple sclerosis — a disease that causes double vision, numbness in her hand — and also depression. “I just get stuck in this cycle of doubt and just sadness, and I don’t want to do anything about it,” she says.
Minter’s antidepressant doesn’t work as well as she’d like, so everyday, as part of a clinical trial, she also takes six grams of fish oil.’
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