Posted by KaraS on January 16, 2005, at 16:37:31
A friend of mine has been experiencing early morning depression. She said that she's fine as the day goes on as long as she gets out of the house and keeps busy. To me she sounds dysthymic but she won't accept that. Here's part of her e-mail to me:
"I know it's not an emotional depression because I'm really not depressed about anything immediate -- I'm pretty sure it's from (and I've read about this) my seritone (sp?) levels going down while I'm asleep, just as my blood pressure goes down too, and that they need to rise gradually once I'm up and about -- so obviously it's a chemical thing -- I'm wondering if there was something I could do (not take medication) that would keep the seritone levels from dropping while I'm sleeping."
I tried to clarify some things for her and told her about 5-htp and tryptophan. I also suggested St. John's Wort. I'd be interested in other people's responses to her message and what they would advise her.
Kara
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