Depression Bounces Back

Interesting research was released this month in the journal Frontiers in Psychology regarding antidepressants and reoccurrence of depression. The full article is called “Blue again: perturbational effects of antidepressants suggest monoaminergic homeostasis in major depression”. Ya, I know – what?? If I had not come across a summary article I would have never even looked into this. The research is worth reading if this is something of importance to you. Otherwise, a summary will do. Here are the basics: people who take anti-depressants have a higher rate of “relapse” than those who never take medications. Relapse in this case would … Continue reading

Seasonal Affective Disorder

When I first got divorced I was sad. Not really depressed but probably more than just run of the mill sad. In the winter it was particularly bad, I went to work when it was dark and came home when it was dark. There were entire days I never saw the sun. When I wasn’t at work, I just wanted to sleep. I would come home from work, throw something together for dinner and then nap on the couch until Hailey woke me up for bed. After a few weeks I realized there was a problem, my house was a … Continue reading