Re:The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic review o...
by Natsu on Saturday March 01, 2025 @06:28PM
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> what are people living with debilitating depression supposed to do?
My recommendations having dealt with it would be sunlight, exercise, weight loss and being evaluated for sleep apnea.
I'm sure there are many, many causes of depression, but I've seen a lot of people who are overweight, which causes apnea, which gives them no sleep, which makes them miserable so they feel like they can't do anything (and may thereby gain further weight). Meanwhile lack of oxygen may cause them night terrors because they're literally suffocating in their sleep (and the bad dreams / night terrors may literally relate to this). So they get anxiety when the drowning reflex goes off at bad times and they hyperventilate.
I've seen more good from this than drugs, which may just leave someone sleepy and non-functional all the time, but as always, YMMV and you should talk to your doctor.
My recommendations having dealt with it would be sunlight, exercise, weight loss and being evaluated for sleep apnea.
I'm sure there are many, many causes of depression, but I've seen a lot of people who are overweight, which causes apnea, which gives them no sleep, which makes them miserable so they feel like they can't do anything (and may thereby gain further weight). Meanwhile lack of oxygen may cause them night terrors because they're literally suffocating in their sleep (and the bad dreams / night terrors may literally relate to this). So they get anxiety when the drowning reflex goes off at bad times and they hyperventilate.
I've seen more good from this than drugs, which may just leave someone sleepy and non-functional all the time, but as always, YMMV and you should talk to your doctor.