LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip

Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by 6stringmerc on Sunday October 02, 2022 @08:19AM (#33055269)

This is true but it’s modeled after behaviors in the big picture - you just described a lot of effort and commitment versus taking a pill, maybe doing therapy / counseling once a week or two, and just living life. I’m getting back into fitness routine and it takes time, effort, and money that typically aren’t subsidized by the corporate gigs I’ve worked.

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by nonrandomstring on Sunday October 02, 2022 @08:46AM (#33055462)

> you just described a lot of effort and commitment versus taking a pill

Funny but I have come to regard the "effort and commitment" as part of the recovery mechanism. Causal or concomitant, I have no idea, let's just say 'linked'.

By the same token I have come to regard "convenience" as, if not a great evil, some kind of joker/trickster that lures us down a dark path.

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by j-bos on Sunday October 02, 2022 @08:48AM (#33055474)

This strikes me so much. Exercise is a proven health booster and yet health insurance doesn't cover gym memberships or exercise equipment. Why is that?

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by michaelmarkell on Sunday October 02, 2022 @09:34AM (#33055748)

Treatments like exercise also have high variance - depending on the circumstance and how diligently you implement it, it may have no effect, a big effect, or even cause injury in the worst case.

Insurance likes low variance outcomes because they’re easier to model accurately

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by msgilligan on Sunday October 02, 2022 @09:04AM (#33055563)

I’m not in the insurance industry and have no idea what the actual reason is.

And I don’t know what the statistics are, but a significant percentage of people with gym memberships rarely go to the gym. I suspect the percentage of people with free (i.e. payed for by insurance) insurance who rarely go would be much higher.

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by msgilligan on Sunday October 02, 2022 @09:08AM (#33055590)

Further thought: Maybe insurance companies could pay, reimburse, or reduce rates for those who can reliably prove they are exercising.

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by jan_Inkepa on Sunday October 02, 2022 @10:21AM (#33056086)

My insurance offers reduction if you pass a basic health check each year. It's kinda nice but also sets up a slightly adversarial relationship with my doctor, which I don't like.

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by jlokier on Monday October 03, 2022 @09:15AM (#33067066)

Ideally the health checks would be done with someone else, to reduce that adversarial conflict of interest problem.

Maybe your doctor should even get a small reward each time you pass the basic health check, so that in aggregate they are better aligned with keeping people in shape for those checks.

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by heavyset_go on Sunday October 02, 2022 @06:36PM (#33061062)

I've seen plans that subsidize gym memberships.

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Re:LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip by parineum on Sunday October 02, 2022 @02:17PM (#33058654)

>health insurance doesn't cover gym memberships or exercise equipment

Because neither of those things are necessary to exercise.

I bet if you asked your GP for some body weight exercises you could do at home he'd happily provide some for you and insurance would cover the visit.

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