Depression Days

Just less than ten percent of the population of America suffers bouts of depression each year.  Depression is a serious illness, which affects daily living and disrupts family life.  This disorder takes control of the mind.  Functionally, it causes mood swings, sleeplessness, loss of appetite and a sense of deep despair.

As depression’s symptoms vary so does the severity over time.  Experts tell us that depression can be hereditary, stress or grave illness.  There are also other reasons for depression, such as alcohol, drugs, medicines, certain diseases or even mental illness.  Due to menopause, miscarriage, pregnancy, menstrual changes and hormonal changes women seem to have more depression than men do. Read the rest of this entry »

Friends: “Above all else, guard you heart for it’s the well-spring of life”

I remember telling an associate this quote once and his response (this from a ‘straight out the tough streets of Chicago’ guy) was: “That is deep…!”

He was going through a depressing situation of his life and was discussing it with me, we talked about methods of overcoming depression and I thought of that verse. Yes folks, it’s a verse from the Bible, and it is one of the most powerful ones that can be affirmed or repeated for overcoming depression through one’s thoughts. Read the rest of this entry »

There are over eleven million people in the United States alone that suffer from depression. So if you are reading this understand you are not alone. Depression is a mental disorder that can affect your personal, school, and work life. Some of the signs of depression are an intense feeling of hopelessness, inability to take pleasure out of little things in life, a lack of ambition, and loss of mental focus. While depression affects both genders, it is strongest in women. It doesn’t just affect one group of people. To get an appropriate diagnosis you need to talk to your doctor who may refer you to a therapist.

The most common treatments for depression are a combination of drug therapy and natural remedies. The most common drug treatments used is an anti depressant drug regimen. The ones doctors prescribe the most are: tricyclic, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MOI’S), and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s). Out of the two SSRI’s are the more commonly used due to the lesser amount of side effects that taking this medication could cause. Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are the brand names of the most common forms. Read the rest of this entry »

There is a serious condition that must not be left untreated.  This condition is caused by chemical imbalances and changes that take place in your brain.  Several factors may cause these changes.  The condition is called depression.

While we do not know the actual cause for depression, we do know that the condition can cause debilitation. New treatments are available to help cope with this condition. It can be diagnosed properly by a medical doctor, psychologist or psychiatrist.

Medication can help to stabilize the chemical imbalances in the brain, but to help yourself with the symptoms of depression you should to know what they are and how they are affecting your life.  You are not alone.  Millions of people are hit with this disorder at one time or another. Just don’t ignore the problem because help is available. Read the rest of this entry »

Depression is a constant feeling of worthlessness, guilt, and the inability to feel pleasure or be happy about anything.  It interferes with day-to-day living, by causing inability to concentrate and creates changes in how you eat, sleep, socialize and think of life in general. There could also be physical pain when there is no physical illness. There can even be thoughts of suicide. These symptoms are characteristic to a serious condition called Major Depression

Bipolar disorder is another type of mood disturbance involving episodes of low energy-depression, with sadness and hopelessness, alternating with episodes of high energy- mania with irritability and fiery temper.  Mania is an inappropriate sense of euphoria (excitement). There is reckless behavior, little time sleeping, huge amounts of energy, racing thoughts, and rapid speech. It’s an overall out of control behavior. Cycles of depression or manic, can last for days, weeks, months, or even years. Read the rest of this entry »

A disease that affects millions of people in the United States is depression. All sexes, ages, social classes and religions can be affected with this terrible disease. It can have very devastating effects on a person’s life if left untreated. It can appear suddenly or it can show up after a very stressful period in your life like a death in the family, divorce and others.

The symptoms alone are enough to disrupt a person’s ability to do just about anything. Some of the things that can and be affected by this disease are sleeping, studying and the ability to enjoy their life. If a person finds that they have these symptoms and they persist longer than just a few days or weeks the person needs to talk about it with their doctor. Read the rest of this entry »

People who may be suffering from depression or manic disorders actually exhibit or show each and every kind of symptom of depression that doctors will tell you that depressed people have. Sometimes it’s actually quite easy to overlook such symptoms and not be able to help one’s self or others who are suffering from depression for that matter.

There are actually a lot of symptoms of depression that depressed people may actually posses but they don’t have to suffer from each and every one of them before you actually help them get diagnosed and be treated for this illness. Also, since symptoms of depression actually vary, the time of their “attacks” varies as well. Read the rest of this entry »