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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

Mad in America

No one helped us to understand how the sleep disturbances we experienced could play havoc with our moods. In 2011, a study published in Current Women’s Health Reviews recommended that breastfeeding mothers avoid using Prozac and Celexa due to higher infant plasma levels than other antidepressants and the possible adverse effects on infants.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

ADDitude

2, 3, 4 Lifestyle factors such as nutrition, exercise, and sleep exert epigenetic changes on DNA that influence how strongly or weakly ADHD genes are expressed. Levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin also increase with exercise, thus improving focus, working memory, and mood to enable better learning. 2011 Jul;15(5):403-11.