Dissecting Depression
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Dissecting Depression
Depression is thought to be triggered by a lack of certain chemicals in the brain, so some people may smoke to correct that imbalance.
Symptoms:
- negative attitude toward everything
- Feeling of sadness
- Irritability, even over the tiniest of things
- Sudden lack of interest in everything
- Emotional behaviour, such as unnecessary crying
- lonely feeling, even if with people
Some forms of treatment that do not involve drugs:
- Physical activity
- Restful sleep
- Social network
- Healthy eating
- Reducing stress
Treatment with herbs:
- St. John's Wort
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Lavender
- Saffron
- Valerian
Treatment with drugs:
Abilify
Adapin
Anafranil
Aplenzin
Asendin
Aventyl HCI
Celexa (most popular)
Cymbalta
Desyrel
Effexor
Emsam
Etrafon
Elavil
Endep
Lexapro (most popular)
Limbitrol
Marplan
Nardil
Norpramin
Oleptro
Pamelao
Parnate
Paxil
Pexeva
Prozac (most popular)
Pristiq
Remeron
Sarafem
Seroquel XR
Serzone
Sinequan
Surmontil
Symontil
Symbyax
Tofranil
Triavil
Viibryd
Vivactil
Vivactil
Wellbutrin
Zoloft (most popular)
Zyprexa
Famous depressed people:
- Brooke Shields, actress
- Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
- Diana, princess of Wale
- Harrison Ford, actor
- Heath Ledger, actor
- Sheryl Crow, musician
Who has depression?
- 121 million people worldwide have depression
- Severe depression can lead to suicide and is responsible for 850,000 deaths every year
- 11 percent of Americans over 12 are on anti-depressants
- 25 percent of people have access to treatment
- 6.7 percent of Americans over 18 experience depression each year
Women are more likely to have major depression than men
32 is the average age clinical depression sets in
20 percent of alcoholics are believed to be depressed
Warning signs of suicide:
- Always thinking about death
- Reckless behaviour that could cause death, such as excessive drinking, drugs or reckless driving
- Tying up loose ends like changing a will, saying good-bye to distant friends
- Talking about suicide
- Saying things like 'I want out' or 'Life is pointless'
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