Posted by Cruz on March 14, 2002, at 10:05:54
In reply to Re: sleep deprivation » christophrejmc, posted by IsoM on March 14, 2002, at 1:49:16
I've followed the anti-depressant effect of sleep deprivation for over 20 years. The reason I did so was back in about 1980 I discovered that I would snap out of depression by going without sleep for one night. When after I slept again the next night the depression would be back when I awoke. Then I discovered that If I went without sleep for two nights, the depression would not return for 2 weeks. I would then again go without sleep for 2 nights and depression would be relieved for another 2 weeks. Again and again I did this or tried to stay awake for the two nights to get the AD effect for two weeks. This worked for me until 1991 when I was involved with a motorcycle accident, in which I damaged my testicles. They were quit swollen for a number of weeks. Ever since then I have found I do not respond to sleep deprivation. I have concluded that the reason that I don't respond anymore to sleep deprivation is that my Sertoli cells which produce the hormonal protein Inhibin were damaged in the motorcycle accident and now do not produce significant amount of Inhibin. I am convinced that the reason for the AD effect of sleep deprivation is the result of an elevation of Inhibin. Now that my Sertoli cells are impared I can no longer enjoy the AD effect of sleep deprivation and have been trying AD after AD to find something to relieve my depression.
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