Found this on Wikki:
Mood disorders
Melatonin has been shown to be effective in treating one form of depression and seasonal affective disorder, and is being considered for bipolar and other disorders in which circadian disturbances are involved. It has been observed that bipolar disorder might have, as a "trait marker" (something that is characteristic of being bipolar, that does not change with state), supersensitivity to light, i.e., a greater decrease in melatonin secretion in response to light exposure at night. This could be contrasted with drug-free recovered bipolar patients not showing light hypersensitivity.
Sanders doesn't show any signs of being bipolar and neither do I, luckily for us, but there is a shortage of light up here so the SAD is definitely a problem.
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Yes I read that when I was about to pontificate. It was just when a friend gave me some melatonin to avoid jet lag, it said on the label don't take it if you are liable to depression. No doubt they have reversed that since. The anti depressive tabs i briefly took at a different time definitely said something about improving serotonin balance. On the whole I decided to leave both alone and walk the dog. then of course the dog died.
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