I too had read about Cortisol and the relationship between stress and depression. Cortisol is a hormone that is excreted by the body in response to stress and/or major depression. People will drink or engage in unhealthy behaviors in order to reduce their stress. check out this journal article - http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/180/2/99 I am a medical librarian.
After seeing my W the other day, I sincerely believe she has depression. Her hair, her weight, her general look of being unwell and stressed out. Just the expression on her face and all of the other genetic factors point to that.
However, she is a science experiment at this point and I just let he do her thing with no comment from me.
I am sorry to read about your W's possible OM2. That would distress me especially so soon after Retouvaille. How are you coping?
