Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a cyclical depression that occurs in the fall and winter months but improves in the spring and summer. SAD is an appropriate acronym for what is commonly known as winter depression. Seasonal Affective Disorder is common in areas of the country that have cold, cloudy winters with short daylight hours and little sunshine.

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Common SAD symptoms include:

• Sugar and carbohydrate cravings.
• Resulting weight gain.
• Feeling of fatigue or inability to function with the normal daily routine.
• Difficulty concentrating.
• Irritability, tension and inability to tolerate stress.

Although most people suffering from SAD experience a full remission in the spring and summer months, winter depression is extremely unpleasant while in the midst of it. Some health care providers use traditional depression therapies like antidepressant drugs for the treatment of seasonal affective disorder. However, there are simple, safe and inexpensive steps to combating winter depression.

Deprex effectively raises serotonin levels for people suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. Deprex is also safe to use in children, who are not immune to suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder.

SAD affects 10 to 25 million people in the United States every winter. Between 60 and 90 percent of those affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder are women, with winter depression occurring more often in people in their 20s.

Seasonal affective disorder is thought to be caused by lower serotonin levels. Serotonin levels are low in people with depression, but they can also be low in healthy people during the winter months.

An increase in melatonin levels in the brain is also associated with winter depression. Melatonin is a sleep-related brain hormone which is produced at increased levels in the dark. One theory surrounding Seasonal Affective Disorder is that people who experience this winter depression seem to mimic the behavior of increased sleep and decreased activity in hibernating animals.

There are a number of natural and healthy techniques to help combat seasonal affective disorder.

Natural lighting is critical to good health and alleviating seasonal affective disorder and winter depression. At least one hour of natural, unfiltered lighting per day is optimal, though not always possible in colder weather climates. When at all possible, spend time outside during the winter months.

Adjusting sleep time to follow the natural rise and setting of the sun optimizes the amount of daylight exposure during the day.

A technique known as photo therapy or light therapy is often recommended in the treatment of people with SAD. Serotonin activity is higher on brighter days than on dark days. Full spectrum lighting may boost serotonin levels, though the research conducted on using artificial lighting to improve serotonin levels is conflicting.

Children are not immune to winter depression. A study published in the Journal of America Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 1998 suggested that at least 3 percent of school children in the United States may be affected by seasonal affective disorder.

Deprex is an effective natural antidepressant treatment that effectively raises serotonin levels for people suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. Deprex is safe for use in children and adults.

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