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Depression & mood studies

8 posts on depression, mood and anxiety. Every post breaks down a real PubMed study and links to the paper.

Sep 19, 2026 · 1 min read Yeah bro you should definitely start serotonin maxxing if you want to fix your depression. btw it may or may not drop your IQ and make your dick numb but hey it's the happy hormone so what could possibly go wrong. DO NOT READ THE ARTICLE
Sep 10, 2026 · 1 min read He CURED his depression with sun exposure. Most depressed people sit in their office most days, they barely look outside and focus on blue screens. Sunlight activates our metabolism, wakes up thousands of genes responsible for mood, cognitive function, strength. The part of the eye that is responsible for converting photons to electric signals (aka retina) ,Has 3-5 times more mitochondria than an average cell. The sun has an insane range of infrared red light which activates energy production in our retina. DOPAMINE production and supply to the brain relies heavily on retinal energy production and sun exposure.
Sep 6, 2026 · 1 min read Russian smart drugs are kinda crazy. Bromantane increases the expression of genes responsible for producing Tyrosine hydrolase which is the first and rate limiting enzyme in dopamine synthesis and DOPA decarboxylase which removes the carboxyl group from L-DOPA and yields dopamine. Bromantane enhances cognitive function, increase motivation while lowering prolactin and serotonin. "This leads to a conclusion that the pharmacological activity of Ladasten is related to activation of de novo synthesis of TH and DDC".
Jul 27, 2026 · 1 min read 13 Japanese volunteers got: 100 mg of GABA or 200 mg L-theanine, Then got their brain waves tested on EEG.
Jul 1, 2026 · 1 min read Replace SSRI's with B1
Jun 21, 2026 · 1 min read They gave people with sleeping problems 75mg magnesium threonate or placebo for 21 days and tested their… the results?
Jun 14, 2026 · 1 min read Cortisol causes depression, or at least is elevated in depressed people. eating more sugar is a potential cure.
Feb 25, 2026 · 1 min read Direct sunlight is crucial for Dopamine synthesis. A THREAD 🧵

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