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10 Unexpected Effects Depression Has on the Body

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It disrupts your sleep schedule.

Depression and sleep disorders go hand in hand. The two issues are so intertwined, in fact, that a 2008 study published in Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience noted that “a diagnosis of depression in the absence of sleep complaints should be made with caution.”

According to the study, approximately 75 percent of all depressed individuals are likely to be battling insomnia, and approximately 40 percent of depressed young adults are dealing with hypersomnia—or excessive sleepiness during the daytime.

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