Psychotropic medication discussion thread
in Psychology & Therapy ·
rapidbadger15 said:Scarlet, if you want to look into the whole amphetamine thing, there’s an article on Wikipedia about antidepressants that covers it. You really didn't need to delete my post, though. I was asking a legitimate question. When you're dealing with depression, your brain just... slows down. It feels sluggish. Sometimes you need a nudge to get things moving again. For instance, some doctors actually suggest sleep deprivation as a sort of reset, because the brain has to work overtime just to stay awake, which can stimulate the cortex—and in people struggling with depression, that area often atrophies. See what I mean? Why my question mattered? 🙂
Are you suggesting that sleep deprivation could actually help with depression? It sounds like someone would be intentionally trying to deprive themselves of sleep?