Peripartum Depression Archives

Dark-Therapy

Hypnotics, Hypnotic for Elderly, Weight Gain, Treatments, Deepen Sleep, Mania, Mixed, Peripartum Depression, BP Cognition / Chris

Very effective for mania, prevents bipolar, deepens sleep. Mild weight loss.

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Lightbox

Fibromyalgia, First line depression, Treatments, Depression, Bulimia, BP Depression, Male, Treatment Resistant Depression, Deepen Sleep, PTSD, Negative symptoms, Peripartum Depression, Vascular Depression / Chris

Very effective and well tolerated for depression regardless of season (also for bipolar, PTSD, bulimia, shift work)

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Probiotics

Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Female, Bipolar, Depression, BP Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Autism, Anxiety, Deepen Sleep, Treatment Resistant Depression, Anxious Depression, Peripartum Depression, Borderline, Negative symptoms, Sleep, ADHD, Long COVID, Cognition, Inflammatory Depression, Schizophrenia, Sexual Dysfunction / Nancy Brandon

For bipolar/unipolar depression [2], ADHD [3], anxiety [2], cognition [2], autism [2], weight loss [1], dyslipidemia, long COVID [1].

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Enlyte

Major Depression, BP Depression, Depression, Treatments, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatment Resistant Depression, Peripartum Depression, Inflammatory Depression / Nancy Brandon

Multivitamin with methylfolate, omega-3, and more. Large effect in depression [1]

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Saffron

Hypnotics, Major Depression, Female, Hypnotic for Elderly, Male, Depression, Treatments, Weight Gain, Age-related or non-specific decline, Deepen Sleep, Dementia, Opioid, SSRI-Induced, OCD, Peripartum Depression, Premenstrual Dysphoria, Hot flashes, ADHD, Sexual Dysfunction / Nancy Brandon

Well-studied in depression [1], sleep, cognition. Small trials in ADHD [3], OCD [3], weight loss [3], sexual dysfunction [3].

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Omega 3 (Fish oil)

Lithium SE, Anorexia, Major Depression, Autism, BP Depression, Bipolar, Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Weight Gain, DMDD, Migraines, Non-specific Anxiety, Peripartum Depression, Borderline, ADHD, Inflammatory Depression, Acne, Psoriasis, Side Effects / Nancy Brandon

[Fish oil] For bipolar/unipolar depression [2], ADHD, [3], borderline pd [2], irritability, autism, [2], prevention of psychosis [1], dyslipidemia.

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Sertraline

Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Bulimia, Panic, Treatments, Depression, Binge Eating, Social Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, Peripartum Depression, Premenstrual Dysphoria / Nancy Brandon

[Zoloft] Good choice overall, best SSRI for heart disease, no CYP drug interactions below 150mg.

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Zuranolone

Treatments, Peripartum Depression / Nancy Brandon

[$ Zurzuvae] First-line for post-partum depression, but not for regular depression or post-partum psychosis. Safe in bipolar. 2-week course; benzo-like properties.

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Celecoxib

Major Depression, BP Depression, Bipolar, Treatments, Treatment Resistant Depression, Peripartum Depression, Inflammatory Depression / Nancy Brandon

[Celebrex] NSAID for treatment-resistant unipolar and bipolar depression [3], works better if inflammation [2]. Well-tolerated short term, but long-term risks.

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