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Mental Depression About 18% of all Americans suffer from mental depression. Mental depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and when certain events happen in ones life, this brings on the onset of depression. It is something that you cannot prevent but it is treatable and there is nothing shameful about getting help for depression. There are different kinds of depression such as bipolar (severe highs and lows), postmartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and dysthymia disorder (mood disorder). Many people also suffer from a form of anxiety. There are many medications which can treat the symptoms and different depression disorders. Finding the right one for you may take a trial of several before your doctor can find one which does not cause you to have side effects and will work for you. The medication that may work for others may not necessarily work for you. Since everyone’s system is different, the different medications work differently for everyone. Symptoms for the different forms of depression may include sadness, tension, irritability, feelings of being worthless, hopeless, or guilty, inability to make decisions or to concentrate, sleep disorder (sleeping too much or trouble sleeping), severe weight problem( loss or gain of five pounds or more in two weeks), appetite disorder ( eating too much or lack of appetite and not eating enough), lack of energy and tired a lot, low self esteem, and thoughts of death or suicide. If you are suffering from one or more of these symptoms, you should talk to your doctor about it. They can run a few tests and determine if you are suffering from some form of depression and prescribe you some treatment so you can get back to your usual way of life as soon as possible. Those who suffer with depression will have to take treatment for a while because getting you back on track will not happen overnight. There are many name brand , generic, and alternative medications for depression. You should discuss this with your doctor to decide which one would be best for you. There is also hypnotherapy, if needed, which can help too. Many people can not take medications for some reason or another (allergies, have other illnesses, etc.) so hypnotherapy may be prescribed by the doctor. Some of the name brands of anti depressants include Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Serzone, Paxil, and many more. Some of the generic brands include: Adapin, Doxepin, Elavil, Nardil, and Pamelor. The alternative medications may not cause the side effects that prescription drugs do and many people prefer alternative medicines. These include Kava Kava, Clarocet, Passion Flower, Valarian Root, St. John’s Wort, and Hyperforin. You and your doctor can decide what would work best for you but the main thing is to begin treatment as soon as possible. Having depression does not only cause you to suffer but your family and friends suffer too. All Text Copyright © Safety2005.org |
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