SAR - Scientific name of seasonal longing for the sun and warm. If with the onset of winter you would like to dive into the hibernation, and in the spring and summer you feel the tide of strength, the article about you.
Content
- What is sar?
- Causes of SAR
- Syptoms of Sar
- How to diagnose
SAR - How to treat sar
- Is it possible to help yourself
on one's own
What is sar?
Seasonal affective disorder — Form of depression,
which occurs in the same cold and dark season. If the latter
Two winters you got worse than the early autumn, and in the spring and summer you see
resurrected, you can suffer this type of disorder.
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SAR can be diagnosed in any person,
But more women are subject to. -
The further people from the equator, the more often they
meet with this disorder. -
SAR risk is raised in people from 15 to 55 years. If
You never reacted to change the time of the year by depressive mood, with
You have less chances to meet with this disorder. -
If your closest relatives suffered or
SAR suffer, you are in the risk group. -
SAR is often called winter or seasonal
Depression.
Causes of SAR
Doctors and psychologists still do not know exactly what exactly causes
Seasonal affective disorder. Working hypothesis — flaw
sunlight. Lighting shortage can knock down the biological clock,
controlling circadian rhythms (replacement rhythms and night, wakefulness and sleep), and
Call difficulties with the production of serotonin, hormone responsible for the mood.
Syptoms of Sar
A man in seasonal depression can demonstrate a number
Symptoms.
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Sad, whine, be predominantly in bad
mood, worry without reason. -
Lose interest in what usually causes thirst
activities, throw hobbies and motivating communication. -
There are more than usual, mainly
Carbohydrates: Macaron, Baking, Sweet. - Gain weight.
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Sleep more than spring, summer and autumn, but all
equally feel the breakdown and fatigue. -
Hardly concentrate on important and requiring
attention affairs, answer the nefple, scattered listen, lose things.
Everyone from time to time is experiencing such
condition. On a seasonal affective disorder can be said when although
Half symptoms are repeated from winter in winter and is not related to life
Problems. Most of the suffering from SAR feel changes in September-October and
celebrate significant improvement by April-May.
How to diagnose
SAR
SAR is often confused with other types of depression due to similar
Symptoms. Before the doctor will give you a diagnosis «Seasonal depression», He will task
You have a few questions. Check yourself alone.
- You feel the depression and sadness in
Autumn-winter period for at least two years in a row. - You celebrate an unusual change in behavior and
Body like that: increased craving for food and especially sweet, weight set,
drowsiness, fatigue. - One of your loved ones
(parent, sisters, brother) was or there is a seasonal affective disorder.
If you answered in an affirmative at least two questions,
We recommend to consult a doctor to clarify the diagnosis. Specialist can
suggest you to pass blood for analysis to eliminate other diseases with
similar symptoms, such as hypothyroidism. To confirm the diagnosis of winter
Depressed you can offer intelligent tests checking your
ability to memorize, hold attention and think.
How to treat sar
The main way of treatment of seasonal depression — Light therapy.
Often, together with the treatment of light, drug therapy is appointed
(antidepressants) and psychotherapy.
Light therapy
Experts believe that light therapy is reconfiguring
Biological clock of the suffering SAR. This is an effective and easy to use
method. Severe two types of light therapy:
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Treatment with bright light: you put the source
Bright light at a certain distance from the face and are engaged in conventional affairs
(breakfast, work, read); -
Treatment of dawn: Early in the morning when outside the window
still dark, next to your bed begins to gradually flared up the light bulb,
Imitating sunrise.
Fixtures for light therapy — This is special
Devices C Fluorescent Light bulbs that brighter than ordinary home lamps,
but dimly than sunlight. For light therapy can not be used
Ultraviolet lamps, full spectrum lamps, lamps for solarium and
Electrical heaters.
Typically, light therapy sessions are prescribed twice a day,
half an hour duration each. The frequency and duration of sessions depend on
the severity of the disorder of a particular person and from the stage on which he
Appeals to the doctor.
Improving condition and mood usually occurs after
first week light therapy. However, it is necessary to continue treatment about
mid spring when the lamp will replace the usual sun. If you stop the treatment
Previously, the change of seasons, seasonal depression may return.
Antidepressants
Patients with SAR are often prescribed antidepressants — Isolated
or in combination with other types of therapy. Most often start with selective
Serotonin reverse capture inhibitors (SSIRS).
If you have been prescribed an antidepressant, take it strictly by
The scheme that the doctor painted. Do not stop the reception sharply and without consultation with
Doctor, otherwise you risk provoking extremely unpleasant side effects and
Depression exacerbation. When it comes to complete the reception of the drug, the doctor will develop
The system of gradual cancellation.
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy — effective way to treat seasonal
Affective disorder. Psychotherapist will help you track the first
Signs of impending depression and find ways to raise yourself.
Is it possible to help yourself
on one's own
Seasonal depression can be prevented without addressing
Doctors and psychologists. We list the simplest and effective ways of prevention
Seasonal depression.
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As can be
More Sun. Walking during the daytime (at least 20 minutes at lunch), long
Forests in the forest or in the park on weekends, winter and autumn vacation in warm edges — good all the ways in which you get on the sun. Do not sit at home in
Dotmakes: Electricity savings can get sideways if you bring yourself to
Seasonal depression. -
Sport I
mobility. Gym and running in the park, snowmen and snowballs with a child after
schools, morning gymnastics, dancing, sports section, pool- prevent
Winter Handra will help any movement. The faster after awakening you
start «disperse blood», the less chance that by the evening the mood
decrease. -
Unconventional
the medicine. Trying homeopathy, acupuncture or shamanic drugs,
Make sure they are harmless. -
Decoction
ZHERBOYU. Hunther — Effective grass to relieve symptoms
Depression. It can not be taken with antidepressants. Also she
increases photosensitivity, so beware of combining it with
Light therapy. -
Melatonin.
Emergency for recovery of circadian rhythms. Safe, if
take it from time to time and do not exceed the dosage. 3-5 mg recommended
over time more than three or four weeks directly before bedtime to
Sail for at least 8 hours.
