Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 09-15-2012, 03:45 PM #4
mrsD's Avatar
mrsD mrsD is offline
Wisest Elder Ever
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
15 yr Member
mrsD mrsD is offline
Wisest Elder Ever
mrsD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
15 yr Member
Lightbulb

Do I recall you take an SSRI drug and for a long time too?

This is what happens then:
The cells in the brain reduce serotonin manufacture (because the serotonin is being kept in the synapse all the time), and serotonin is the precursor to melatonin the sleep hormone. It's cofactor is methylcobalamin (methylB12 --which is the active form) to make it.

One side effect of chronic SSRI (like prozac) use is low melatonin. If you get up and expose yourself to light in any form during the night, you will stop making it also. There are melatonin receptors in the retina of the eye that sense light, and shut off melatonin manufacture.

What this means is that:
1) if you are low in B12 you cannot make melatonin

2) if you take an SSRI drug every day, you will make less melatonin anyway

3) if you expose yourself to any light during the night, the melatonin synthesis will stop.

4) melatonin is your sleep hormone. If it is broken, you don't sleep normally.

The final result is erratic and poor sleep.
__________________
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.-- Galileo Galilei

************************************

.
Weezie looking at petunias 8.25.2017


****************************
These forums are for mutual support and information sharing only. The forums are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider. Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.
mrsD is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
ANNagain (09-15-2012), EddieF (09-15-2012), Erika (09-16-2012), Judy2 (09-16-2012), Kitty (09-15-2012), Mariel (09-15-2012), SallyC (09-15-2012), Shadiyah (09-18-2012), Twinkletoes (09-16-2012)
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Omg worried DebraKosbar Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD and CRPS) 12 09-20-2012 04:59 PM
Worried Ziggo Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome 3 02-24-2012 02:27 PM
Ok, now I'm worried Erin524 The Stumble Inn 2 08-13-2009 01:15 PM
hi...new here and worried abbyfish1 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD and CRPS) 0 08-03-2009 05:02 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:16 AM.


Powered by vBulletin • Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

NeuroTalk Forums

Helping support those with neurological and related conditions.

 

The material on this site is for informational purposes only,
and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment
provided by a qualified health care provider.


Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.