Showing posts with label Depression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Depression. Show all posts

Friday, May 9, 2008

Does Depression Treatment Make Sense?

Treating depression does it make sense? If you ever suffered from depression as a patient or had to deal with depression as someone close to a patient of this mental illness, you undoubtedly will have had doubts like this in his mind or have had arguments on this issue.

It seems that many suffer from depression, especially if they have been affected by this disease recently, have serious doubts about the effectiveness of the medication for depression. In many cases, can recall stories of patients who were not successful in the treatment of depression through a method of treating depression or another. There are two misconceptions about depression treatment and modern medicine in general that can lead to this reaction: 1) If depression treatment xyz not help this patient can not help me either! Not all treatment of depression is for everyone.

In fact, the most advances our understanding of human genetics and biomedicine in general and medication for depression in particular, receives the most obvious is that every patient is different, but fortunately there are many commonalities between large cohort of Patients (Over time, medical advances will lead to a more personalized depression medication, but not quite there yet). Each treatment of depression has potential side effects and displays a wide range of effectiveness for a certain group of patients. Both effects are, firstly, it depends on the dose of depression medication is applied, moreover, are a function of patients different biochemical and genetic markers.

That some patients experience side effects with depression medication, or not healed from a depression treatment does not allow the conclusion that the treatment of depression in question will not work perfectly well for other patients. Even if a patient is experiencing negative side effects of depression or medication for treatment of depression does not seem to alleviate their condition, even after some time, there is no need to despair. In our age range of options for treating depression is large and growing. The probability of getting the treatment of depression is needed is very high indeed. 2) OK, I will take my pills for a couple of weeks and then will ido forever! Today we expect anything, including our mind and body, can be fixed quickly. There seems to be not only time to really get to the roots of a problem. Just take a couple of pills, eat better and things are fine in an instant. If not, it must be because the treatment does not work. Well, depression treatment does not work well. The struggle with depression is a long but often with success.

The depression medication usually takes a couple of weeks before its positive effect kicks in full - So does the effect of other treatments for depression or supports treatment, whether electrotherapy, herbs, or a change in style life. Worse still, at first the treatment of depression things may seem to worsen before improving. This is a natural and well-known effect of treatment of depression, however, has led many patients to quit treatment feeling that depression treatment does not help at all. Be careful patient who is going to have to wait to see the effects of its treatment of depression and in any case stop taking the medication or depression stop other activities to treat depression because you can not see a positive effect short term. The probability of treatment for depression in general does not work in a particular case is actually very thin.

However, for the reasons stated above, certain treatments for depression may not work yet, not at all or only with many side effects for a particular patient. If a patient is in the hands of a good medical professional who can be sure that the right treatment for depression particular case will be identified - A treatment of depression that relieve pain and eventually allow the patient depressed to regain his life.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Depression

Depression is a very serious matter, which does not discriminate.
Depression doe not care what your age is, what gender you are,
or even what your race or social class is.

Depression can often make a person feel sad, helpless, hopeless,
and irritable. It is normal for people to have these feeling
sometimes, but some people cannot just snap out of it and this is
the difference between what is normal and major depression. It is
the determination and brutality of the emotions that determine the
mental illness of depression from normal mood changes.

We are going to talk about different types of depression and how
it can affect you. Depression is an illness that affects your body,
mind, disposition, thought, sleep, energy, concentration, weight,
and much more. Depression is not a mood, it is not a sign of
personal weakness, and it cannot be simply willed away.

Clinical depression is constant and can interfere significantly with
an individual's ability to function by emotional experiences of
sadness, loss, or passing mood states. Clinical depression can be
devastating to all areas of a person's everyday life, including family
relationships, friendships, and the ability to work or go to school.

Bipolar disorder (manic-depression) is a mood disorder, which
means that the symptoms are abnormalities of mood. Bipolar
disorder involves episodes of both serious mania and depression.
Bipolar disorder can have a devastating impact on sufferer's lives
and can lead to suicide if it is not treated.

Major depression is a more common illness, the symptoms of which
are mainly those of 'low' mood.

Causes

Several things can cause depression; one of the causes can be
attributed to a deficiency of certain neurotransmitters in the brain
that signal from one nerve cell to another. The immune system of
a depressed person is usually very low and therefore ineffectively
responding to diseases, including cancer. The everyday stressors
faced by Americans have simply become too much for many to
bear, and reasonably so. In recent years, taking an anti-anxiety
medication or anti-depressant has become as common as taking a
multi-vitamin.

How to Alleviate

Two amino acids are known to alleviate depression in many
persons. They are tyrosine and L-phenylalanine. The two amino
acids are a natural precursor of certain neurotransmitters.

You can't afford what?

Perhaps the only thing worse than depression is having
depression and not being able to afford treatment. Needy Meds is
a website that offers all the information you need to get your meds
free, just click the name of your drug in the list on the left side of
the page.

The Medicine Program is for people who do not have insurance and
do not qualify for government programs you may qualify to enroll in
a privately sponsored program. They do charge a $5 processing
fee but the medications themselves are free. Volunteers staff this
organization and the processing fee covers their expenses. This
company will contact the drug manufacturer on your behalf, or you
can choose to contact the drug companies themselves.
Free Samples - Often pharmaceutical companies provide physicians
with free samples. Ask your doctor is he/she has any samples on
hand of your medication.

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Depression - Disorderly Conduct

People tend to sense uncertainty to the real meaning behind the word depression, trying to determine the difference between a depressive illness to that of a miserable mood can be tricky at times. In the medical world doctors use the word depression in different terms.
Symptoms of a depressive illness and gloomy dismal feelings are very much like a duplicated source therefore a solid excuse for any confusion.

Almost anyone can suffer from depression some people see this illness as a sign of weakness, how far from the truth that is. Depression is a common ailment and is treatable. Someone who may have in the past experienced a bout of depression can expect the risk of a repeat dose.

Approx 5/10 per cent of the population has had or are suffering from depression.
They say women are more susceptible to suffer than that of the male species.

People intend to question themselves or that of others as to why more are prone to this illness than that of other people. Has it anything to do with an individual's personality.

Personality types differ greatly but this has nothing to do with why certain people in particular develop the illness. How ever there are slight risk factors that have been known (genetic factors inherited) from parents or their parents.

Mystery lurks behind why some people suffer from this illness but there are ways of identifying why it may have developed in others. Stressful events like bereavement, losing a job or even moving house can riddle you with depression.

Depression, can strike at any time just like that of the common cold. And it is clear how the brain pattern changes when a person is depressed. Modern scans of the brain have deciphered just how hard the brain works and has found that certain parts like the front do not work as expected. It is also found that a patient has higher than what you would call normal levels of stress hormones.

Feelings experienced with depressive illness can stay with the patient for weeks sometimes running into months.

Disorderly Conduct of the brain.

This is a psychological disorder which is hard to understand due to the trail of physical side effects one being total exhaustion. Other known facts are, depressed people dream up to three times more that of the non sufferer.

Major discoveries in psychology has given us hope in having a better understanding of what depression is all about. With the outcome of recent research there are now answers to questions that have baffled a great many in the past

Standing your ground by facing up to what may be the cause behind your discomfort is a step in the right direction. If the death of a loved etc has caused the pain/sorrow then the cure is time, time heals so they say. For every venomous predator namely diseases etc that takes you as prey, remember there is an antidote.

If you have any concerns about yourself or that of another person please talk to your local GP.

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Talking to Others About Your Depression

Let others know you are depressed can be a difficult thing for many to be done. It is only our natural tendency to keep things bottled inside for safety. But speaking with other loved ones of trust can greatly reduce the heavy weight on us of the symptoms of depression. As obvious as his depression may be for you, it may not be so easily seen by others.

The person you begin to discuss with their situation could become alarm immediately and I think you are suicidal. While suicide is certainly high in thinking those suffering from depression is not always the case. It is more than likely that you are not so suicidal to explain to them. Explain the symptoms of depression and what makes the experience, and that donÂ't just disappear overnight or by themselves.

That person knows that there are options are available to help with her depression, but that is not a quick and easy recovery. More than likely you will receive emotional support it needs from the person, and hopefully you will be feeling a bit better after doing so.