Re: hunting the cause of winter depression

[Guest guest]

Well I know that depression, doctor put me on anti-depressants last winter, but then the sun 'came back' the symptoms went away after a couple of days walking in the sunshine, now I have a light box, constructed out of wood, two gro- light bulbs and sit under it for an hour a day, no depression! Anne

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The researchers & doctors here in Finland have been studying this for years also and here they take this very seriously as you can imagine with our long dark winters. Many people have a "special" light that is kept on a table near where they are working, reading etc... It is rectangular in shaped and propped up like a large mirror or picture frame. There are a lot of us that suffer from the "Winter-Blues" as we call it here.

Do they sell these kinds of lights yet in the US?

Hugs, in Finland

Hunting the Cause of Winter Depression Researchers Now Focus on a Light-Sensitive Substance in the Blood Called Bilirubin

By

Jeanie

WebMD Medical News

In the first study of its kind, Yale researchers have focused on people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition that afflicts one in 10 people in the Northern U.S., primarily women. Unlike other forms of depression, SAD appears when winter arrives. Those who suffer from SAD typically feel sluggish and weak and inexplicably crave carbohydrates.

The study finds that too little of one "humor" in the blood -- known today as the light-sensitive bile pigment called bilirubin -- may indeed be related to SAD.

People suffering from SAD have lower nighttime levels of bilirubin in their blood, writes lead author Dan A. Oren, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. His study appears in the current Society of Biological Psychiatry journal.

This "may be a clue to understanding the causes and treatment of winter depression," Oren explains in a press release.

Studies looking at treatments for SAD have focused on the effects of light on mood. Scientists know that in humans, light may play a central role in behavior, and that there are biological clocks within all forms of life.

A strong dose of light from a special light unit has been shown -- in studies -- to relieve the depressive symptoms. But it's been a mystery why light is effective. Oren's research provides the link between light's impact on the blood and its association with depression.

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[Guest guest]

I'M GLAD IT IS WORKING FOR YOU ANNE !!!

That's Great News !!!!

((( Happy Hugs }}}

Helen

Well I know that depression, doctor put me on anti-depressants last winter, but then the sun 'came back' the symptoms went away after a couple of days walking in the sunshine, now I have a light box, constructed out of wood, two gro- light bulbs and sit under it for an hour a day, no depression! Anne

[Guest guest]

Not as glad as I am Helen, how are YOU these days, your troubles are so much bigger than mine could ever be

Love Anne

[Guest guest]

I might have bought expensive light box but my doctor told me about the inexpensive gro-light bulbs, Question I wonder if they will grow hair!!!! Anne

[Guest guest]

OK Helen and Anne

I'm trying to figure out how this set of hugs look like, with round

brackets on one side and curly brackets on the other side, I keep

thinking of arms and legs flailing madly about. Kinda like a twister

game version of a hug.

Regards,

PS

Great going with the do it yourself light box Anne! It's terrible how

some companies charge thousands of dollars for what amounts to a box

with light bulbs.

angelbear1129@... wrote:

> I'M GLAD IT IS WORKING FOR YOU ANNE !!!

> That's Great News !!!!

> ((( Happy Hugs }}}

> Helen

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> Well I know that depression, doctor put me on anti-depressants last

> winter, but then the sun 'came back' the symptoms went away after a

> couple of days walking in the sunshine, now I have a light box,

> constructed out of wood, two gro- light bulbs and sit under it for

> an hour a day, no depression! Anne

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[Guest guest]

are you gonna do that , let me know!!! Anne

[Guest guest]

Hello Anne

I've got some Spironolactone that will grow hair, pimples and breasts....

Regards,

acarpe6119@... wrote:

> I might have bought expensive light box but my doctor told me about

> the inexpensive gro-light bulbs, Question I wonder if they will grow

> hair!!!! Anne

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[Guest guest]

Hello Anne

What, the spironolactone? I'm on 25 mg OID of the stuff cause it

improves the survival rate of CHF'ers like me by 35%. They don't know

why but hey, living a little bit longer is good. At that dosage level,

the risk of the feminizing side effects are only 10% so it's an

acceptable risk and considering the alternative for me...

Regards,

acarpe6119@... wrote:

> are you gonna do that , let me know!!! Anne

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That was cute!!! ) Helen

I might have bought expensive light box but my doctor told me about the inexpensive gro-light bulbs, Question I wonder if they will grow hair!!!! Anne