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Post by Admin on Oct 30, 2017 12:25:09 GMT
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Post by Bodhitree on Nov 1, 2017 13:32:48 GMT
Interesting. But the studies into premature mortality of people with SMI show that “the causes of death were not significantly different from the general population”, which means for example earlier onset of cancers as well.
So to boil it all down to decreased physical activity seems a bit simplistic. Not surprising that antipsychotic use correlates with decreased physical activity though - considering that most ap’s are targeting dopamine, and dopamine is a reward chemical that stimulates various activities.
I tried to work out a while ago how many years of life I had lost to things: non-smoker, no change; moderately obese between the ages of 30 and 40, minus 10 years; half a schizophrenic, minus five years. So if I might have lived till 78 (average) otherwise, now I’ll have to make do with heart failure at age 63.
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Post by snowstorm on Nov 1, 2017 15:48:32 GMT
So to boil it all down to decreased physical activity seems a bit simplistic. Not surprising that antipsychotic use correlates with decreased physical activity though - considering that most ap’s are targeting dopamine, and dopamine is a reward chemical that stimulates various activities. I tried to work out a while ago how many years of life I had lost to things: non-smoker, no change; moderately obese between the ages of 30 and 40, minus 10 years; half a schizophrenic, minus five years. So if I might have lived till 78 (average) otherwise, now I’ll have to make do with heart failure at age 63. I agree, it can't all just be about less exercise. The rest of your post made me feel sad, certainly focuses the mind on what we should be doing with the time we have.
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