Understanding Depression
Posted by admin on 23 Aug 2007 at 10:11 am | Tagged as: Depression
Depression is a serious medical illness that is affecting millions of people. Along with the emotional experience of sadness, loss, or passing mood states clinical depression is consistent and can interfere with a person’s ability to function. The impact of depression that can occur in any individual can be enormous in suffering. Some symptoms of depression which occurs in nearly 10 million adults each year are:
- A sad or empty mood
- Memory troubles
- Lack of interest in routine activities
- Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- Changes in sleep or appetite (increase or decrease)
- Easily irritated by minor things
- Frequent crying
- Feeling of guilt or worthlessness
Treatment
The following supplements are recommended for the treatment of depression:
- Folic Acid
- Iron
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin B6
- 5-HTP
- Fish Oils
- DHEA
- Acetyl L Carnitine
- St John’s Wort
- Kava Kava
Depression can be devastating to all areas of a person’s everyday life including family relationships, friends, and ability to work or go to school.
Many people believe that the symptoms of depression are not “real” and that it could be shaken off by the individual if they just tried.
Because of the inaccurate beliefs that depression causes, people either may not recognize that they have a treatable disorder or may be discouraged from seeking help or staying on any treatment due to feelings of shame and guilt. Too often untreated depression leads to suicide.
Treating depression is especially important because it affects you, your family, and your work. Some people with depression try to harm themselves in the mistaken belief that how they are feeling will never change. But, in reality, depression can often be dealt with as a treatable illness.
Change won’t come overnight—but with the right treatment, you can keep depression from overshadowing your life.
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This is good info as many people I know think that the person suffering depression has the abilitly to cure or help themselves, they just don’t try hard enough. I think depression can be compared to smoking-somewhat-you can’t seem to quit no matter how hard you try-so you don’t quite have the power to do it yourself-sure some people have done it, but that is not the norm. So let’s be a little more understanding. I just thank God I don’t have depression!