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- Depression is strongly associated with low Vitamin D in
pregnancies, suicides, strokes, seniors and blacks - Small amounts of Vitamin D reduces amount of Prozac needed
- 300,000 IU of Vitamin D reduced depression in a random controlled trial
(More Depression info below)
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- "MENTAL HEALTH" 255 items as of Feb 2015
- PSYCHOSIS 89 items as of April 2015
- Suicide 106 items March 2014
- Bipolar 79 items as of Oct 2014
- Antidepressant 176 items as of Oct 2014
- ANXIETY 190 items as of Feb 2015
- "SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER" 93 items as of April 2015
- see related Overview Schizophrenia and Vitamin D
- Depression leads to many other diseases if vitamin D level not restored
Depression ==> premature birth 2X increase in premature birth if anti-depressants in late pregnancy; April 2014
Depression ==> Heart Disease 1.4X increase,, Forbes 2014
Depression + Stroke ==> death (3x)
Depression ==> Fragile bones
Depression ==> Cognitive Decline
- Mood disorders 11X worse for older adults with low vitamin D – 2006
- Many articles on Senior depression - 35 percent with less than 10 ng – Sept 2010
- Elderly men lacking vitamin D tend to be depressed – Sept 2010
- Depressed people had less than 10 ng of vitamin D – July 2010
- Senior women with less than 20 ng vitamin D were 2X more likely to become depressed May 2010
- Table of outcomes for seniors vs vitamin D level
- Depression in youths associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – Oct 2014
- Postpartum depression 7X more likely if less than 10 ng of vitamin D – Sept 2014
- Depression after pregnancy and vitamin D – Nov 2013
- Depression and Vitamin D during Pregnancy – Dissertation Aug 2014
- Depression during pregnancy twice as likely if consume little vitamin D – July 2014
- Antidepressants might increase infertility and pregnancy problems – Nov 2012
- Depression 50 percent more likely if low vitamin D in early pregnancy – Aug 2012
- Pregnant blacks 50 pcnt more likely to be depressed if 3 ng less vitamin D – July 2012
- Depressed mothers more likely to have small babies – Aug 2010
- An Exploratory Study of Postpartum Depression and Vitamin D - May 2010
- Suicide rate among Native American teens increasing (yet no mention of low vitamin D) – May 2015
- First and 2nd generation migrants 2X more likely to have psychotic disorders – Jan 2013
- Pregnant blacks 50 pcnt more likely to be depressed if 3 ng less vitamin D – July 2012
- Psychosis in dark skinned people 3.5 X higher if low level of vitamin D – May 2012
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Magnesium AND Depression
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Omega-3 AND Depression
The TOP (most read) articles in Depression and Vitamin D are listed here:
- Tricyclic antidepressants reduce the active but not the normally measured form of vitamin D in seniors – April 2014
- Anti-depression medication about as good as big increase in vitamin D – meta-analysis of flawless data April 2014
- Reduced depression with single 300,000 IU injection of vitamin D – RCT June 2013
- Fewest Google searches for Mental Health when there is lots of vitamin D from the sun – May 2013
- Every school shooter had used antidepression drugs, but how many were low on vitamin D
- Mental health problems cut in half when have adequate level of vitamin D – Jan 2013
- Hypothesis: Some Mental Illness could be treated or prevented with vitamin D
- Much less depression if higher than 43 ng of vitamin D – Oct 2012
- Major depression associated with low vitamin D and low bone density – July 2012
- Pregnant blacks 50 pcnt more likely to be depressed if 3 ng less vitamin D – July 2012
- Depression not reduced with 5700 IU vitamin D average in 6 months – July 2012
Here are all 121 of the articles
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- Depression Hospitalization associated with low vitamin D – Sept 2015
- Depression is sometimes associated with low Magnesium – review 2013
- Depression 13X more likely with polycystic ovary syndrome if low vitamin D – Sept 2015
- Psychiatric distress 2.4X more likely if low vitamin D – July 2015
- Omega-3 for just 3 months greatly reduced psychosis for 80 months – RCT Aug 2015
- Omega-3 prevents PTSD and some mood disorders - Aug 2015
- Depression 7X more likely in male youths if low vitamin D - Oct 2014
- Elderly depression associated with low vitamin D - July 2015
- Depression in youths associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – Oct 2014
- Bipolar Spectrum Disorder decreased with 2,000 IU of vitamin D - June 2015
- Omega-3, Vitamin D, and other nutrients decrease mental health problems – March 2015
- Most depression drugs are carcinogenic in animals, but vitamin D is not – May 2015
- Light Therapy Lamp review - for Seasonal Affective Disorder - May 2015
- No longer depressed, but risk of stroke is still 1.7X higher (did not consider low vitamin D) – May 2015
- Suicide rate among Native American teens increasing (yet no mention of low vitamin D) – May 2015
- Depression greatly reduced with higher levels of vitamin D – April 2014
- Low Vitamin D Permeates All Stages of Psychosis – April 2015
- Seasonal affective disorder not treated by 2800 IU of vitamin D (no surprise) – RCT Aug 2014
- Depression 30 percent less likely if more than 30 ng of vitamin D – March 2015
- Depression appears to consume vitamin D – Feb 2015
- Clinical Trials of vitamin D can have “biological flaws” – Jan 2015
- Post stroke depression 9X more likely if low vitamin D – Dec 2014
- Depression 2X more common among diabetics, both associated with low vitamin D – 2014
- Depression and low Vitamin D – review 2014
- Slight depression not reduced by adding vitamin D if already had enough (no surprise) – meta-analysis – Nov 2014
- Mental stress significantly lowered the vitamin D levels of Heart patients – Sept 2014
- Adults with intellectual disabilities under psychiatric care have low levels of vitamin D – Sept 2014
- Less recent sun, more suicide (similar title to our short video: less sun, more disease) – Sept 2014
- Postpartum depression 7X more likely if less than 10 ng of vitamin D – Sept 2014
- People who attempted suicide were vitamin D deficient – Dec 2014
- Just 1500 IU of Vitamin D significantly helps Prozac – RCT March 2013
- Depression after pregnancy and vitamin D – Nov 2013
- Your health has a symbiotic relationship with 100 Trillion Bacteria – Mercola Aug 2014
- Stroke patients with low vitamin D were 10X more likely to become depressed – Aug 2014
- The Single Vitamin That's a Double Whammy Against Both Depression and Dementia (Mercola) – Aug 2014
- SAD not reduced by 2800 IU of vitamin D (no surprise, not sad to say) – Aug 2014
- More depression associated with more dementia in seniors (vitamin D not mentioned) – July 2014
- Depression and Vitamin D during Pregnancy – Dissertation Aug 2014
- Depression during pregnancy twice as likely if consume little vitamin D – July 2014
- Hypothesis: Vitamin D is the link between Osteoporosis, Obesity, and Diabetes – April 2014
- Tricyclic antidepressants reduce the active but not the normally measured form of vitamin D in seniors – April 2014
- Anti-depression medication about as good as big increase in vitamin D – meta-analysis of flawless data April 2014
- Depression might be reduced by vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2014
- The happy Vitamin – Vitamin D – a 2 minute video March 2014
- Children with mental disorders have somewhat less vitamin D levels (graph) Jan 2014
- Serotonin regulated by Vitamin D – part 1 autism – Feb 2014
- 44X increase in Bipolar Disorder in youth in a decade – Sept 2007
- The Role of Vitamin D in Depression: From a Curious Idea to a Therapeutic Option (noabstract) – Dec 2013
- Inflammation causes Depression, perhaps this is why vitamin D helps with depression – Sept 2013
- Severely depressed elderly 2X more likely to have severe vitamin D deficiency – May 2013
- Antidepressant Drugs of minimal value unless very depressed – JAMA Jan 2010
- Reduced depression with single 300,000 IU injection of vitamin D – RCT June 2013
- A protocol to review of vitamin D supplementation in depression in adults – Aug 2013
- 40,000 IU vitamin D weekly reduced depression in many obese subjects – RCT 2008
- Vitamin D deficiency and psychiatric illness: evidence-based review – April 2013
- First episode psychosis associated with a 33 percent lower vitamin D in 3 races – Sept 2013
- 50,000 IU Vitamin D weekly Improves Mood, Lowers Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetics – Oct 2013
- Increased incidence of depression – perhaps due to lower vitamin D
- Review of Vitamin D3 and depression in older adults (take 1000-2000 IU) – Sept 2013
- Magnesium reduces depression etc. – Aug 2013
- The new happy pill, vitamin D – Prevention July 2013
- 99 percent of psychiatric population had less than 30 ng of vitamin D – June 2013
- Fewest Google searches for Mental Health when there is lots of vitamin D from the sun – May 2013
- Low vitamin D and depression - Study and meta-analysis, April 2013
- Every school shooter had used antidepression drugs, but how many were low on vitamin D
- 2X more likely to be depressed if low vitamin D (cohort studies) - Meta-analysis Jan 2013
- Low vitamin D intake associated with depressive symptoms in senior women – Oct 2011
- Mental health problems cut in half when have adequate level of vitamin D – Jan 2013
- First and 2nd generation migrants 2X more likely to have psychotic disorders – Jan 2013
- Suicide 2X more likely with low vitamin D (in military) – Jan 2013
- Psychiatric disorders in a few elderly associated with insufficient vitamin D – Sept 2012
- Antidepressants might increase infertility and pregnancy problems – Nov 2012
- Depression book talks about vitamin D - Nov 2012
- Hypothesis: Some Mental Illness could be treated or prevented with vitamin D
- 1500 IU of vitamin D helped Prozac reduce depression – Oct 2012
- Much less depression if higher than 43 ng of vitamin D – Oct 2012
- Association between season of birth and suicide – perhaps vitamin D – Sept 2012
- 400 IU vitamin D was not enough to stop depression - Aug 2012
- Depression 50 percent more likely if low vitamin D in early pregnancy – Aug 2012
- Major depression associated with low vitamin D and low bone density – July 2012
- Pregnant blacks 50 pcnt more likely to be depressed if 3 ng less vitamin D – July 2012
- Depression not reduced with 5700 IU vitamin D average in 6 months – July 2012
- Psychosis in dark skinned people 3.5 X higher if low level of vitamin D – May 2012
- High levels of vitamin D associated with somewhat less depression – Mayo Nov 2011
- Teens no longer depressed after vitamin D raised to 36 ng – Feb 2012
- Mood disorders 11X worse for older adults with low vitamin D – 2006
- Psychiatric disorders 4X more likely in teens if low vitamin D - Nov 2011
- Depression 40 percent more likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2011
- 36 percent less depression when have high level of vitamin D – July 2011
- Serotonin related to season, light and perhaps latitude and vitamin D
- Hypothesis non-severe depression and diabetes related by low vitamin D – June 2011
- SAD rate 10X higher in cloudy Seattle than sunny Florida - April 2011
- Depression in UAE peaks in the summer – probably due to sun avoidance – Feb 2011
- Less than 20 ng vitamin D increases depression by 80 percent – Dec 2010
- Young almost 2X more likely to be depressed if vitamin D less than 20ng – Nov 2010
- Hypothesis - Reduce insomnia with vitamin D
- Many articles on Senior depression - 35 percent with less than 10 ng – Sept 2010
- Elderly men lacking vitamin D tend to be depressed – Sept 2010
- vitamin D variations and mental health - Aug 2010
- Hypothesis lack of vitamin D leads to depression leads to alcohol use
- Depression, vitamin D, Magnesium: no agreement Jan 2012
- Depressed mothers more likely to have small babies – Aug 2010
- An Exploratory Study of Postpartum Depression and Vitamin D - May 2010
- Depressed people had less than 10 ng of vitamin D – July 2010
- Depression in cardiovascular patients is associated with less than 15 ng vitamin D – June 2010
- One person used vitamin D to cure SAD – Jan 2009
- Men depressed in summer while women depressed in autumn – May 2010
- Prisoners have very low vitamin D and get TB, influenza, and depression
- Vitamin D not fade in stored blood - levels did vary with season – Jan 2010
- Chicago Sun Times on vitamin D: Depression, chest pain, fibromyalgia, Holick, 3000 IU without test - May 2010
- Wondering about SAD, Vitamin D deficiency and lack of UV when no snow
- Senior women with less than 20 ng vitamin D were 2X more likely to become depressed May 2010
- Psychotics in Norway found to be vitamin D deficient - April 2010
- Table of outcomes for seniors vs vitamin D level
- IOM Report 2009 Table of Contents
- Vitamin D and help prevent depression - April 2010
- Cannell Newsletter April 21 2010
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See also web
- Vitamin D Council overview of depression
- Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Depression: Does Supplementation Help Symptoms Mental Health Blog, March 2014
- Excellent Oct 2013 TedTalk by Andrew Solomon on Depression (Vitamin D is not mentioned)
- Unhappy? Move Near A Park Fast company Jan 2014 - no mention of vitamin D
- Should We All Take a Bit of Lithium? NYT Sept 2014
many studies have shown that more Lithium in drinking water reduces depression, reduces all- cause mortality,
This is 1/000 the amound of Lithium used to decrease clinical depression.
No mention of Vitamin D in article, but a search for Lithium and Vitamin D on the web indicated some interesting interactions. - An Estimated 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Report Depression CDC
Depressed during the two weeks prior to the survey - Depression costs empolyers more than many other diseases
Meta-analysis in 2008 of Depression drugs (triangles) found them to be hardly better than placebos (circles)
Download the Meta-analysis from VitaminDWiki
- A Cure for Depression using Magnesium? huge web page
Which has the following chart
- Better Than Zoloft For Depression: Rhodiola GreenMedInfo July 2015
Random Controlled Trial side effects: Zolof 63%, Rhodiola (a yellow flower A.K.A. Tibetan Ginsing) 30% - Groundbreaking Study Finds Turmeric Extract Superior to Prozac for Depression
GreenMedInfo July 2013, Random Controlled Trial
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