Posts Tagged ‘Antidepressants’

The Common Cold of Mental Illnesses: Depression

We all have been happy and sad at some point in our life but it's important to realize the difference between mood changes that are normal and those that are extreme. The list of disorders is a lengthy one, with depression ranking as one of the most common. I'm sure you've heard more than once [...]

3 Signs Someone Might Have Bipolar Disorder

The usual advice about when to seek out a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is itself incomplete. Usually, people suggest that one should go and see a psychiatrist for an assessment. However, we don't simply go to the psychiatrist to be assessed for every possible mental illness. First, something must make such an assessment seem worthwhile [...]

A Complete Antidepressant Drugs List

Failing to include the antidepressant Fluoxetine in the list of antidepressant drugs would be negligent. This type of antidepressant is classified under Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or SSRI because it is good for certain types of depression although it poses dangerous side effects. One example of Fluoxetine's after effect is vomiting. This antidepressant though is [...]

Depression and Alcoholism

Although the actual statistics vary from study to study, it is generally agreed that those people who have a diagnosed mental illness are at greater risk for meeting criteria for a substance use disorder and vice versa. do these types of illnesses, mental illness and addiction, somehow travel together or are other factors at work? [...]

Acupuncture For Treatment Of Depression: A Fresh Start

Acupuncture started off in China at least 2,000 years ago, and shifted to the West in the 1970s as part of a better awakening that included yoga, meditation, new diets, and other alternative charges. Acupuncture, for some people turned out to be fairly helpful in getting rid of muscular pain, stress and strains. many people [...]

I Have Dysthymia – So Why Am I Depressed?

Although major clinical depression is a condition recognized and experienced by much of the population, a less severe form of depression, dysthymia, is not as easily detected. in fact, dysthymia was not even considered an actual and treatable form of depression until fairly recently. Low levels of happiness but no major or severe symptoms of [...]

Bipolar Disorder And Medications

What is Biploar Disorder?Bipolar or manic depressive illness is a brain disorder that causes a typical changes in mood, energy and activity levels. Bipolar 1 disorder is diagnosed as having manic or mixed episodes, which are not normal of the person's behaviour. the episodes last for at least a week and require medical attention. the [...]

Define Anxiety – A Simple Definition of Anxiety

Here, I define anxiety and its symptoms. But never self-diagnose. the symptoms of anxiety are also the symptoms of other conditions, so play safe and visit your doctor. But how dowe define anxiety? There are two sets of symptoms: symptoms of anxiety and those of anxiety attacks. the signs of general anxiety are signs that [...]

Teenage Depression – Are More Teenagers Suffering From Depression?

I am not a teenager anymore. in fact, when in the same room with teenagers of today, I feel kind of old However, I still remember what it is like to struggle to grow up. has the past few decades been kind or unkind to children and teenagers growing up? Life may either be more [...]

How Is Bipolar Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosed?

Group of borderline disorders that share common characteristics of mood instability like fear, anger, self- mutilation and others are often referred to as bipolar borderline personality disorders. Individuals who suffer from this type of mood disorders are said to have omnipresent or widespread instability of moods which makes it hard for them to be in [...]