Posted by Larry Hoover on November 28, 2002, at 9:28:08
In reply to Question for you about sleep cycles and mood, posted by ItsHowdyDudyTime on November 27, 2002, at 21:27:40
> How many of you have ever thought that much of your severe depression problems was somehow, ultimately rooted in screwed up sleep cycles? I mean REAlLY screwed up sleep cycles. Im not talking about the usual insomnia everyone gets from time to time when stressed out or if they drank too much coffee that day. Im talking about something different here. An altogether different kind of insomnia most non mentally ill people have luckily never experienced.
I think Bluedog's reference to CFS is appropriate. I don't like the diagnostic compartmentalization that is rampant in Western medical thought.
One poster mentioned clonazepam as a sleep aid. Personally, I'd suggest temazepam. It has a narrower action, and is used in sleep disorder treatment protocols. It restores sleep architecture, leading to restorative sleep.
I think you're right on the money; until you address the sleep problems, you aren't going to be able to address the mood problems adequately.
Lar
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