Why Do Depression and Fatigue Look the Same?

Depression and fatigue look incredibly similar, but we treat them totally differently. Maybe it's time for treatment strategies to begin to overlap. We'll talk about how these two conditions intermix, and how you can begin to address both of them. 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Depression and Fatigue are circular 01:42 - Depression isn't only neurotransmitters 02:14 - Sickness behavior and depression 03:18 - Symptoms unique to depression 03:33 - Why fatigue affects mental health 03:59 - Symptoms unique to sickness behavior 04:26 - Amy's neurotransmitter theory 05:50 - How do we treat fatigue/depression? Ketamine, glutamate inhibitors 06:46 - Natural remedies that address both - saffron, St. John's wort, fish oil, vitamin D, creatine, NAC 08:14 - New drug therapies - psilocybin, ayahuasca, nitrous oxide 09:16 - Why nitrous oxide is bad for people with MTHFR