Posted by Cairo on March 31, 2007, at 21:51:35
In reply to Insomnia to try and counteract monoamine disruptio, posted by linkadge on March 27, 2007, at 7:15:35
I've felt that "I'm too tired to be tense" relaxation feeling after a couple of hours' worth lack of sleep. However, too much lack of sleep can make you more tense and ill. I went without 40 hours of sleep flying back from Japan last year (4 flights!) and I was physically ill for two weeks which made me hurt all over, tense and irritable. I felt like I had a bad case of the flu.
I wonder if it matter how much "building material" for the monoamine transmitters you inherently have that determines whether sleep deprivation and how much will boost mood. My guess is that it differs for everyone and where the genetic defect lies.
Cairo
> Sleep deprivation alters monoamine concentrations. Many significant biochemical changes can happen after one night of sleep deprivation.
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> Somethinkg like 60% of severely depressed people will go into a state of euthemia with just one missed night of sleep (usually in a controlled environment though, not having to go to work the next day etc).
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> Anyhow, when I get less or no sleep, I feel better the next day. *Especially* on domains of feelings of self worth.
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> It is possable that my brain is trying to compensate for low mood by giving me insomnia?
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> Ie is insomnia a response to depression, and not just a symptom of it? Is the insomnia trying to induce monoamine alterations to compensate for mood problems?
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