I wonder if melatonin imbalance (stuff that controls our circadian rhythms) could be a cause for postpartum depression. For one thing, this is definitely a sho

I wonder if melatonin imbalance (stuff that controls our circadian rhythms) could be a cause for postpartum depression. For one thing, this is definitely a short term fix, but as the article notes, skipping REM sleep will crash upon ye real hard when you nap. Also, add in the fact if you crash into sleep pretty late into the night and wake up early without adequate sleep, that nasty grogginess of a ":-(" is somewhat explained in the light of this study. This other journal article related to the subject is quite interesting as well: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2468214/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2468214/ It delves into the same concept of sleep deprivation except they focused on the Amygdalae (processing and memory of emotional reactions).