Depressed and Pregnant? You May Need a Flu Shot
According to Ohio State researchers, pregnant women who are depressed may be more prone to severe flu symptoms if they catch the seasonal flu.
The researchers based their conclusions upon 22 pregnant women who had received a seasonal flu shot. Those with significant depression symptoms had a stronger inflammatory response to the flu shot than those who were not depressed. These findings suggest, say the researchers, that a depressed pregnant woman's immune system behaves differently, possibly causing them to have more serious symptoms if they do contract the flu.
"Inflammatory responses to vaccination do no harm, are mild, and typically go away within a few days. But an extended inflammatory response to vaccination, such as the one seen in women with the most depressive symptoms, isn't expected, and it serves as a way to estimate how somebody might respond to an actual infection or illness," said lead author Lisa Christian in a university press release.
The researchers suggest that, based upon these results, it would be wise for pregnant depressed women to get seasonal flu shots in order to avoid having a severe reaction if they do contract the flu.
Public health agencies advise that pregnant women get seasonal flu shots, but only 12-13% actually do, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"It will be interesting to see how that might change this year, in light of CDC recommendations that pregnant women receive seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccinations," said Christian.
The study was published online in advance of publication in the November issue of Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Don’t! One reason people can be depressed is high mercury levels! Go to Go to Youtube and in their search box type in How Mercury Causes Neurodegeneration (Brain Damage). Or go to http://www.ageofautism.com and learn the truth! Support group I belong to had several people pregnant. Got flu shots. They all miscarried. All of them! Big Pharma has learned tricks from Big Tobacco in how to hide the truth. Every live virus shot has glutamate in it. Many people (and that can include your baby inside of you) react very badly to glutamate. It is glutamate as in MSG which by the way the FDA allows to hide in our foods under 40 different names including “natural flavorings” which may or may not be MSG. It is a neurotoxin, (brain cell killer) Flu vaccine also contains mercury, another brain cell killer. I have found if I avoid MSG I don’t have the autistic melt downs that cost me horribly socially, even cost me the love and respect of my parents. And we inject this into children and pregnant women? Just stay out of the public to avoid the flu! If you do get flu, if you and baby are strong probably better than this! Eat right, lots of vitamin C, other nutrients, get fresh air and sunlight, relax. laugh, be at peace, stay close to God and nature. Much better than putting brain cell killers into you and your baby.