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How are depression and early morning wakening linked?

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Serotonin: Serotonin is one of the main neurotransmitters that helps regulate the sleep cycle. With depression, it is believed that there is an imbalance of serotonin levels thus causing sleep issues.

Answered 4/23/2013

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