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Trouble in Mood County - Medications

wpman — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:45:03 +0000

Mood Central

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1993. From that day I have taken various medications searching for the right balance. Bipolar disorder or manic depression is a brain disorder caused by chemistry in the brain. Moods are regulated, therefore, in the brain and will have little or nothing to do with circumstances, although stressful ones will triger episodes. I had mixed episodes which means I could be flying high in the morning only to fall into depression in the afternoon or evening. All of a sudden things I did for pleasure just weren’t enjoyable any more. The challenge for the doctor is to find medications that treat you for depression but do not put you

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into mania or treat the depression and then find you’re in mania. And some medications are very good at evening out the mixed moods. Very often anti-seizure drugs are used as mood stabilizers.

All psychotropic medicines work in different ways in the brain, but all of them are basically working to alter brain chemistry. And all have different side effects. One very common occurrence is dry mouth and throat. The lack of beneficial bacteria that comes with saliva is lacking and tooth decay occurs as it did with me. I become so dry sometimes that I cannot talk and must carry a water bottle or cough drops with me at all times. When I play a musical instrument, flute,

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I will not be able to get a good sound without addressing the dry mouth. I recall having too little water and going through a concert trying to make it with small sips and praying I’d make it to the end.

Another side effect is drowsiness. But before being on the current medication, I would often have insomnia, so I was grateful for a drug named Seroquel, also one to even out the mixed bag. And I used an anti-mania drug called Trileptal, an anti-seizure drug, which worked to curb mania, but it took so much sodium out of the body that I had to be hospitalized twice. I had decided then to try managing moods with no medical

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means. While I was able to function well for a period of time, the day came when I did not sleep all night, and I said then that I would go back on medicine. Sometimes it takes a while to arrive at a place of stability, but bipolar disorder is a very treatable disorder.

I was given Depakote, another anti-seizure drug for the first 10 years after diagnosis. Previously I had been on an anti-depressant known to affect bipolar patinets with mania. It was how my GP doctor knew I probably had this disorder and referred me to a psychiatrist. He never told me that I was eating too much because the appetite center in the brain was not working.

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It wasn’t telling me when I was satisfied, and I gained a lot of weight. I changed doctors at the recommendation of a counselor, and he tried a number of drugs before we got the right balance, and as a result, I wasn’t eating as much. I am now attempting to replace the old mania medicine with a new one that seems to me to be relatively quick acting. It normally can take six weeks before you arrive at a point of knowing whether or not it is going to work.

When my Medicare D provider put a non preferred status on Seroquel, making me pay twice the co-pay for other medications, I appealed to the pharmacy review

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board, who turned me down citing they needed to see evidence that all other drugs had been tried. That is cruel due to the many undesirable side effects. So I appealed and my provider then referred the appeal to Medicare. And I won only to learn that the new drug, Abilify, is also non preferred.

I’ve entitled this piece Mood Central because I want to paint a word picture of what goes on when you do go though this process of starting and stopping various medications. Picture your brain as a series of factories all addressing different body functions. And then we come to one named Mood Central for its control of moods. When things are out of whack,

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what you normally find is what we could liken to factory where everyone wants to send the goods, but no one is down at the receiving dock. The receivers are sending, and that’s a problem along with the debris not being picked up. How long can a factory exist under those conditions? So the owner (me) hires a manager (the doctor) to send in medications (foremen) whose salary is being dictated by a far off treasury department which doesn’t have a clue how to run a factory. They object to paying Mr. Seroquel’s high salary and want to replace him with someone who will work cheaper.

Well, as I said, I won on appeal, using just this illustration. It’s

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memorable, right? And that pretty much does describe the situation. I point out the fact that one foreman who words out very well at another Mood Central factory may not work at all in my factory and in fact will run the whole things into the ground. Why, I asked, would you want to make me so unprofitable just because you don’t want to pay the good foreman’s salary? Let me have this guy work for me while I still pay the agreed amount.

Last year’s provider didn’t like Trileptal and made it non-preferred although it is relatively cheap. They ignored my requests for a review, finally granted it, and then on a technicality unjustly charged me retail price, nearly

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emptying my medical account at the end of the year, saying the drug wasn’t filled in December but January when I would not be covered. Yet they filled the others at the appropriate price. The provider saw a way to recoup their losses after granting me the lower co-pay. I filed a grievance only to be turned down and told I had no appeal rights either with them or Medicare.

It’s a sad day indeed when the treasury dictates who works in the factory rather than the managers. It’s a sad day indeed when the insurance people hold all the power and you have no appeal. I am calling for change to take power away from providers who are so

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smug and arrogant about my rights.I should not have to pay more so that I am able to function and do the things everyone else takes for granted. Clearly, it’s an up-hill battle to which none of my representatives or senators have responded.

Trouble In Mood City - the Bipolar Brain

wpman — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:00:18 +0000

This article actually is an appeal to a Medicare Part D provider who thought I should have to pay double the co-payment on a medication I had been taking for years because of it’s high expense. (It’s somewhere around $555.00 for a month’s supply.) But I knew trying other medications would be at best an exercise in futility. At worst, it is not an easy thing to find the correct balance of medications and to remove one will cause suffering. So here is my appeal to my provider:

Think of a factory and your brain as a network of factories, all committed to keeping bodily functions and the mind itself in well -oiled condition. Each network of factores is

Trouble in Mood County - Medications
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owned by a one person, in this case myself. All the workers have assigned jobs. However, for the owner there is trouble in Mood City.

The facility, which we will call Mood Central, not only does not perform at optimum rate, but it is also indeed grinding to a halt due to the fact the workers are not doing their assigned jobs. Everybody’s brain has a Mood Central factory. When we say “mood,” I am not referring to the PMS women experience, although it’s not a bad comparison in some respects. PMS, however, is hormonal and related to the monthly cycle in a woman. After a few days she regains equilibrium with or without medication. The bipolar

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brain, however, is ever present, expressing itself in mood swings we call episodes, from the heights of mania to the depths of often suicidal depression. While it is normal for us all to experience some highs and lows, for the normal person, these things tie in to circumstances, whereas the bipolar person can and often will experience crushing depression when things are going very well. When we look at circumstances through the filter of depression, we do not see things as they really are. In a real sense, it is not the person we hear, but the bipolar brain which speaks.

In an art therapy session I once drew a house on fire. People were gathered around chatting, oblivious to

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the fire. One person, myself, is screaming while another person observes this and says, “What is she so upset about?” You see they cannot see the fire. For a bipolar person the house may always be on fire. And they react accordingly based on what they see, not what is. So when people say, “Why can’t she just get her act together?” they are essentially saying to the owner, me, “Can’t you put a stop to the devastation, close it down for repairs, and get this running better?” The problem is that to the biplar mind, it is impossible to change her brain chemistry without the aid of medications. It is impossible to run the factory without first a manager,represented

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by the doctor, and secondly, foremen, represented by the medications, to go in and restore order. The owner realizes he can’t do it by himself, so he makes an appointment with the doctor, who will now be the new manager.

The owner explains the problem. There are workers who job is receiving, and there are workers whose function is to send things down to the shipping area, but the receivers would rather send it all one whether or not there is anyone down at the dock. Not only that, but debris is overflowing the wastebaskets and dumpsters, and no one is carrying this out. Picture a factory where the trash isn’t being carried out. But the foremen

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begin to restore the receivers to their proper funtion and to remove the debris. The result is a smooth running factory. But just as there are formen who work out, there are those who do not, and it is really a process of trial and error. Formen who worked very well at other Mood Central’s may not work out at all at this place. And one who failed at another factory now works very well at Mood Central. And the moods begin to regulate themselves.

Enter the treasurer, a person who knows absolutely nothing about Mood Central because his job is only to see that costs are kept down at the expense of the manager and the owner, me. The

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owner is being penalized for keeping a high salary foreman who is doing an excellent job just because the treasury does not want to pay the higher salary. They saddle some of that responsibility on the owner, who can scarcely afford it. The obvious question seems to me, “Why mess with what works/” It is a sad day indeed when the treasury dictates who works there rather than the managers. It reminds me of a comic showing an HMO exectutive in the operating room saying, “We have a saying in the front office that a dead patient is a cost effective patient, so therefore I will be taking over the nursing duties.” The caption reads, “Your HMO, with you to

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the end.” Thery’re with me to the end alright. The end of Mood Central.

Sadly, the insurance industry does dictate what the owners get to their detriment and really that of sociey. Think of the homeless mentally ill street people. People’s welfare lies in the hands of big industy, whose bottom line is cost, rather than with the doctor, whose bottom line is the health of his patient. It’s time to put an end to that. I have written to my senators and representatives to Congress with no response. Evidently, the little guy’s plight does not conern them.

Even more egregious, when I filed a grievance last year against my provider for using a technicality to excuse themselves rom paying

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a lowered copay got themselves out of having to do that by using a technicality to charge me retail price, emptyng my bank account, doing this without warning. I sent 4 prescriptions down to a mail order facility in late December. They filled the other medications at agreed upon co-pays but not the lowered co-pay drug. That, they charged me retail price, citing I was not covered in January. They made a mistake, they said, on the other three. Well, if that is true, why not make a ‘mistake” on the other drug. They didn’t want to pay for the non-preferred drug, so with retail price, they ended up getting what they would have gotten if the price had not

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been lowered.. The sad news is, for filing a grievance, there is no law requiring them to issue an appeal. You have none with the provider or Medicare, making it possible for these guys to do what they want without any accountability. The exectutive I talked with was arrogant and slick. Under the law, I would win a lawsuit but they know it isn’t worth my time or hige amount of money I would have to pay so I could take them to court.

It would be my privilege to go before Congress and stand up the little people, for myself, for justice and respect for those with brain disorders. Please, if you are in federal government, please listen to

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my pleas and stand up for my rights under the constitutional law if not Medicare. Make the insurance industry pay when appropriate.

The good news in the latter case is that the part D provider sent the appeal on to Medicare, who ruled in my favor. You can appeal a decision but not a grievance. That’s the end of the line. But what of those who cannot write an appeal? What happens to them? This is an issue that needs to be addressed. My own governor made a promise that no one would work harder for the benefit of people with brain disorders (which is the proper name for mental illness,) than he would, and yet he vetoed

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a bill that would let Medicaid people have access to more expensive drugs. What was he thinking? He has written no response back to me. We need to hold these people accountable.

Medicine For Treatment Thought Problems And Bipolar Disorder

wpman — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:00:01 +0000

Seroquel is an anti-psychotic medication available only by prescription. Seroquel is the trade-name for the generic drug Quetiapine Fumarate.

Seroquel is used in the treatment of schizophrenia to control delusions, hallucinations, thought problems and difficulties connecting with reality. Seroquel may also be prescribed on a short-term basis for the treatment of mania associated with bipolar disorder.

Seroquel dosage amounts vary depending on the patient’s condition and response to medication. Some patients find a relatively low dose to be effective, while others will require a much higher dose. To find the appropriate dosage for an individual, the prescribing doctor will start with a low dose and increase gradually until the desired result is achieved.

Dosage for Schizophrenia

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Usually, dosages of Seroquel for the treatment of schizophrenia range from between 300 and 400 milligrams per day. This dose is divided into two or three small doses. For some patients, a low dose of 150 mg proves effective; some may exceed 400 mg, but rarely will a prescription be for more than 750 mg daily, and more than 800 mg per day has not been tested for safety. Dosing starts low and increases over a four day period to find the optimal dose. The introductory dosing schedule usually follows this protocol:

” 25 mg twice on day 1
” Gradual daily increase by 25 to 50 mg for days 2-4 (taken in 2 or

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3 daily doses)
” Increases by 25-50 mg every 2 days if needed after day 5

Dosage for Bipolar Disorder

Usual dosage of Seroquel for the treatment of bipolar disorder falls between 400 and 800 mg per day. Dosing is metered and increased gradually over a period of 4 to 6 days, similar to dosing for schizophrenia. The usual dosing protocol follows:

” 50 mg taken twice on day 1
” Increase to 100 mg twice on day 2
” Increase to 150 mg twice on day 3
” Increase to 200 mg twice on day 4
” Days 5 and 6 increase if needed incrementally (increments not to exceed 200 mg, and

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total daily dose not to exceed 800 mg)

Dosing schedules for both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may be lowered and made more gradual if patients suffer from liver disease and/or side effects.

As safety has not been determined for doses over 800 mg, it is important to take the medication in amounts only as prescribed. Patients should be aware of the signs of overdose in case a mistake is made. Signs of Seroquel overdose include:

” Dizziness, fainting
” Drowsiness, weakness, tiredness
” Fast heartbeat, rapid pulse

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never be doubled in an attempt to catch up a missed dose.

Seroquel can interact with other medications and herbal remedies and supplements, so it is important to report all herbal, OTC, and prescribed medications to the patient’s doctor. Seroquel can also cause and exacerbate certain medical conditions, and does carry a potential for side effects, so it is necessary to report all conditions (new or previously existing) to the prescribing doctor.

Seroquel should be stored at room temperature (ideally, 77 degrees), and kept away from heat and moisture. It is very important to keep Seroquel away from pets and especially children.

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Depression Anxiety Sleep Disorder Treatment - 5 Alternative Methods

wpman — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:15:15 +0000

Depression anxiety sleep disorder treatment usually involves a trip to a psychiatrist and a daily dose of sleeping pills and/or anti-anxiety medications. However, there are alternative means available to you to face this disorder without resorting much to medications. If you have the will power, patience and courage to fight depression, you can succeed using these alternative means.

Sleep disorder goes hand in hand with depression and anxiety.

It has been documented by psychiatrists that nearly all of those who are suffering from depression and anxiety have sleep disorder. The reason for this is said to be physiological in nature.

Whenever a person is depressed and anxious, his body is in what doctors call a “fight or flight” mode.

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This means that the body is full of epinephrine. Fight or flight response occurs naturally in a person whenever he faces a difficult situation that threatens his being. It is a natural or instinctive survival response of humans to adversities.

For instance, when there’s a fire, the body will produce epinephrine to be able to move quickly, be more alert, have heightened senses and save strength. So, if an anxious person is in a fight or flight mode, he would have difficulty sleeping. With less sleep, this also means that the hormonal imbalance will continue to disrupt the normal processes of the body.

With these, it means the best depression anxiety sleep disorder treatment is something that confronts anxiety. And

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thus, the alternative mode of treatment for this disorder shall focus on attacking anxiety.

1. Get vitamin E and B complex supplements.

Vitamin B complex is known to calm the nerves. This is best taken at night. But do you know that Vitamin E can also help you sleep at night? These two wonder vitamins are the best alternative to depression anxiety sleep disorder treatments and medications. They naturally help the body to relax and be ready to sleep.

2. Avoid sugar and caffeine.

Sugar and caffeine perk a person up, which is why pancakes and coffees are best taken during early mornings. However, since your anxiety has increased your levels of epinephrine, you don’t need anymore of those things

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that will perk you up. Avoid sugar and caffeine at all cost. As an alternative to coffee, try chamomile tea. This is caffeine free and soothes the nerves, too.

3. Learn how to meditate.

You don’t need to be a guru to learn how to meditate. Just attend a couple of yoga sessions that will teach you the basics on correct breathing and meditation techniques. Meditation will slow down your heart rate and will calm your mind. If you can, continue what you have started with yoga. It will do you good.

4. Get counseling.

Counseling is important for your speedy recovery. Even without medications you can hire the services of a therapist to help you manage your illness

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and give you a chance to voice out your feelings and emotions to help you deal with your anxiety and depression without fear.

A therapist can give you more recommendations as to what other alternative means of depression anxiety sleep disorder treatment is available to you. And if you are already into alternative treatment, you can ask your therapist if you are on the right track and share with him your progress.

5. Tire yourself with exercise.

Instead of spending your time thinking, tire yourself with exercise. Release that excess epinephrine through working out. Walk, run the treadmill, swim, jog — these are some of the many cardiovascular exercises that can help you release that excess energy. Do this at

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night, three hours before your scheduled sleeping time. This way, after a tiring exercise session, your body is ready to relax and sleep to recharge for the next day.

These are just a few of the many alternative depression anxiety sleep disorder treatments that you can choose from. If you find any of these alternative treatments to be sound and helpful for your condition, discuss with your therapist how you can incorporate them in your program towards being well.

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Bipolar Disease Symptoms and Treatments

wpman — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:15:18 +0000

In the world of psychological disorders there are few that are more difficult to deal with than bipolar disease. Although dealing with a bipolar disorder is anything but easy the reasons it is hard to deal with is easy to see when one considers that those who suffer its affects are cycling between two psychological states: Depression and mania. This cycling between these two states can have serious affects on the personality and behavior that its sufferers exhibit.

Within the diagnosis of bipolar disease there are several subtypes of the disorder itself. These include: rapid cycling bipolar, teen bipolar disorder, and types I and II. Being properly diagnosed is important when it comes to deciding on which treatment regimen

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to follow.

Bipolar disease sufferers exhibit many of the same type of symptoms with each person experiencing these symptoms to varying degrees of severity depending on which cycle of the disorder they are in. When experiencing a manic episode they will usually experience intense feelings of pleasure and/or happiness. Their creativity and motivation are at a high point, which helps explain why many successful writers and musicians show the signs of bipolar disease and are diagnosed with it. During the manic episode those with this disorder will also talk incessantly while feeling that they are not getting their point across to whoever they are talking to. In more severe cases this manic state can cross over into more dangerous territory

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and include symptoms like hostile behavior, destruction of property and hallucinations and delusions.

At the other extreme of bipolar disorder is depression. When the bipolar sufferer is in this state they will exhibit feelings of despair and hopelessness, lose interest in work and family, show signs of anxiety, lose interest in sex, have trouble getting out of bed and suicidal thoughts. The depression side of bipolar disease can also manifest physical symptoms such as headaches, stomach and digestive issues, weight gain or loss, social withdrawal and for some abuse of drugs and/or alcohol.

Bipolar disease can be treated with a combination of psychotherapy and prescription medications. The first step any one who suffers from this disorder must take is getting

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a diagnosis from a psychiatrist or psychologist before any medications or therapies can begin. SSRI s and MAOI s are the two groups of antidepressant drugs most commonly used to combat the symptoms of bipolar disease, but because of the severity of this condition psychotherapy is also highly recommended in conjunction with any drug therapy.

The battle with bipolar disease can last a lifetime. Bipolar disease can destroy the lives of those who suffer it and can have a profound negative affects on those close to those who have it. Because of this it is important that not only those who suffer with this condition get proper treatment but family and friends are not only supportive but also seek to

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understand what this disease is doing to their loved one and why they are exhibiting the behaviors they do.

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Anti Anxiety Medications

wpman — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:45:03 +0000

There are numerous anti anxiety medications and Prozac may be right for you. Prozac is a popular anti anxiety medication. There are so many that one will be right for you.

Don’t Worry If A Drug Has No Effect

It’s good to have many choices, because sometimes even certain medications may fail to work or have the desired effect. Don’t worry if this happens. All it means is that you need to try something else.

I like to make this point because I’ve been there myself. When you’re hurting and desperate for relief, and your medication fails to work, you can feel depressed and hopeless. I want to prevent that. You HAVE choices.

Prozac is an antidepressant and is

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prescribed more than any other antidepressant. It’s prescribed for panic disorder, depression OCD as well as other conditions.

Prozac works by making more serotonin available for the brain. It’s thought that serotonin plays a major part in depression and panic attacks, so if it’s not working properly, these problems can arise.

Panic disorder and anxiety responds well to treatment. Prozac has worked very well for patients in providing them with much relief from their ailments, so that they can function normally and happily.

Benzodiazepines Are Fast-Acting

Benzodiazepines like Ativan (Lorazepam), Klonopin (Clonazepam), Valium (Diazepam) and Xanax (Alprazolam) are other popular and effective anti anxiety medications.

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your doctor. Sometimes, they are taken on an ‘as-needed’ basis.

They are generally quite safe and effective but should not be considered long-term drugs. They’re fine for a while and you generally tend to taper off slowly.

Anti anxiety medications and Prozac are definitely good options as far as dealing with anxiety is concerned. Remember, Prozac is an antidepressant, not a benzodiazepine, so you can take it much longer.

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The Debate Over Depression Alternative Treatment

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The most common treatment for depression includes medication from one of three families of prescription antidepressant drugs. But as more and more people have been diagnoses with clinical depression in the past two decades, the incidence of serious and sometimes life-endangering side effects from these families of anti-depressants has increased.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed as clinically depressed, you may be reluctant to begin a regimen of a potentially dangerous prescription antidepressant. If so, there are several depression alternative treatments and therapies from which you can choose. They have proven effective for many depressed people, and some of them might work for you.

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light therapy. While none of them are supported with the amount of research which has gone into any of the FDA-approved prescription antidepressants, they have been and continue to be, the subjects of scientific studies. And their use is becoming more and more mainstream as the negative side effects of antidepressant drugs become better known.

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The most popular herbal depression alternative treatment is St. John s Wort, or, as it is sometimes called, Klamath Weed, Goat s Wort, or Hypericon. The flower of the St. John s Wort plant has been used for centuries to treat everything from insect bites to mental illness. It has sedating and analgesic effects, and practitioners of

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herbal medicine currently use it to treat depression, insomnia, and anxiety disorders.

Sr. Johns Wort can be taken in tablet form, as a fusion or as tea. Traditional medical doctors are of varying opinions concerning its effectiveness as a depression alternative treatment; some think it does produce beneficial results, while others think that any positive reactions it causes are nothing more than placebo effects.

St. John s Wort does sometimes cause side effects, including dry mouth, dizziness, and nausea. It can also interact with some prescription medications, so those considering it as a depression alternative treatment need to consult their doctors.

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alternative treatment. It is available as a supplement in tablets form, but is found in many vegetables, especially spinach and turnip greens, in liver, as an added ingredient in fortified breakfast cereals, and in liver.

Folic acid deficiency, in some studies, has been connected to depression. But, like the schools of thought on St. John s Wort, opinion is divided as to whether it has value as a depression alternative treatment.

Light Therapy and SAD

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Anti-Depression Medicine - Balancing The Hormones

wpman — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:59:58 +0000

You may have read plenty of literature discussing the importance of changing your lifestyle and your diet for a healthy mind. These are excellent resources that can help you manage your depression. However, there are times that these alternative modes or natural ways of treating depression are not enough and that the only thing that can help you for the moment is a dose of anti-depression medicine.

Depression and Anxiety - The Basics

To understand how anti-depression medicine can help a depressed person, you must understand how depression and anxiety can strike a person.

It’s not unusual for people of all ages to occasionally experience anxiety and depression. Anxiety is a normal reaction of a person whenever there’s a

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significant event happening in their life, for example while awaiting the release of a test result a call from a prospective employer. Anxiety strikes when stressors such as these are present. However, normal feelings of anxiety don’t last for long. Right after the test result arrives or that call has been received, anxiety ceases.

However, to some people, when they face these types of stressors, they over-react, become restless and suffer from insomnia. So, even after the cause of anxiety has passed or has been resolved, they remain anxious and they shut down and fall into depression.

Chronic depression and anxiety are two distinct debilitating mood disorders; but for psychiatrists and researchers, these two disorders often overlap, as shown by

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the illustration above. What’s more, it was found that what could treat depression can also treat anxiety.

Depression may be mild or major. With mild depressive symptoms, a person can do well even with psychotherapy and other natural means (food supplements and meditation). However, in major depression, these are not likely to suffice. You need the help of an anti-depression medicine.

Major and Mild Depression

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Anti-depression medicine is not just an option for major depression - it is a necessity, without which the hormonal imbalance can not be neutralized.

In fact even in mild depression, a medication therapy could help. If the depression although mild is chronic, meaning the depressed feeling lasts for years, anti-depression medicine can help a person live a normal life especially if he’s falling into major depression during his chronic depression years.

What is the Role of Anti-Depression Medicine?

Antidepressants are designed to prevent hormonal imbalance from happening or to neutralize the imbalance if it is already present. It has been found that hormonal imbalance causes the

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brain to go haywire and to bring one’s moods to the extreme: whether to extreme sadness or happiness or going into a happy-sad seesaw.

Antidepressant medicine is not the sole source of cure; it is just one of the many means of curing a depressed person. In fact, it only helps in relieving symptoms and not target the root source of the mental disorder.

If you are thinking of undergoing a medication therapy to help you get back on track and be able to live fully without the depression, talk the matter out with your psychiatrist. Weigh everything — the benefits versus the risks - before you decide to have a go with antidepressant medicine. Discuss the pros and cons

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and ask for recommendations and advice.

Don’t forget to learn about the side effects and what to do if a major side effect is noticed and in case overdose happens. What is important here is you take an active role in your treatment process. By doing so, it will give you strength and courage to face your condition and to achieve your speedy and successful recovery more easily.

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The Benefits Of Qualified Anxiety Attacks Treatment

wpman — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:59:59 +0000

Perhaps one of the worst things you could do if you’ve begun to experience spontaneous attacks of anxiety (often called Panic Attacks) is to delay treatment from a qualified caregiver. While it is possible to cope with this condition on your own, most likely you’re going to experience poorer quality of life issues. What’s more, attempting to take care of the symptoms of anxiety through fad cures will only exacerbate the problem for you.

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your anxiety. Therapy, training in relaxation (bio-feedback) and the development of a support system made up of family and friends will allow you to deal with incipient anxiety attacks on an emotional level.

Because many of the medications used to treat anxiety attacks require time to “build up” in your body, you may need to discuss crisis management with your doctor during the interim. This may require mild sedatives depending upon the severity of the attacks, but in all cases, this must be monitored closely by qualified medical personnel.

Changes in lifestyle may also be a factor to reducing the frequency and severity of the attacks. A healthy, well balanced diet, routine exercise and limiting the use of caffeine and

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alcohol will not only help control anxiety, but will help you to get into shape and generally feel better overall. Most importantly, as you facilitate these changes, be certain to discuss them openly with your primary caregiver so that he or she may monitor your progress and hopefully identify specific triggers for your panic.

You also need to understand that you’re not alone; throughout history, many famous individuals diagnosed with various anxiety disorders continued to lead incredibly productive lives. Artists, entertainers, even world leaders have suffered in exactly the same way you have. So there is a precedent for you in that these types of disorders do not need to become a barrier in your pursuit of your goals.

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you’ve reached a point where the condition is under control, it’s also important to remember that it is not necessarily cured. You need to continue to work closely with your doctor, taking medications as prescribed and of course maintaining that healthy lifestyle! While it’s true that even with qualified treatment, your anxiety attacks may never be cured; it will allow you to live a normal and satisfying life through proper management.

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Clinical Depression - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

wpman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:04 +0000

Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or unipolar depression when compared to bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual’s social functioning and/or activities of daily living. Depression affects people differently. Some feel down for extended periods of time; for others the feelings of depression come and go. Depression is a mood disorder that causes you to feel sad or hopeless for an extended period of time. More than just a bout of “the blues” or temporary feelings of grief or low energy. Many people identify the feeling of being clinically depressed as “feeling sad for no reason”, or “having no motivation to

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do anything.” One suffering from depression may feel tired, sad, irritable, lazy, unmotivated, and apathetic.

Clinical depression is not just grief or sadness. Clinical depression is generally acknowledged to be more serious than normal depressed feelings. It often leads to constant negative thinking and sometimes substance abuse. Extreme depression can culminate in its sufferers attempting or committing suicide. There are three main types of depression; unipolar disorder (major depression), bipolar disorder (manic depression) and dysthymia (prolonged sadness). Major depression usually strikes people between the ages of 25 and 44, although it can affect any person at any age. For most people, episodes of major depression last from six to nine months. Feelings of total indestructibility are common, and

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the manic person may believe for example that not even moving cars can stop him or her, or that he or she can fly. They experience delusions and hallucinations and sometimes talk so fast that their speech becomes illegible.

Causes of Clinical Depression

1. Genetic Predisposition (Hormonal imbalance ).

2. Medical conditions (Neurochemical ).

3. Dietary .

4. Alcohol and other drugs.

5. Sleep quality.

6. Certain styles of thinking.

Symptoms of Clinical Depression

1. Persistent feelings of sadness, irritability, or anxiety

2. Overreaction to irritations

3. Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed, including sex

4. Sleeping too much, sleeping too little

5. Losing or gaining weight.

Treatment of Clinical Depression

Medication that relieves the symptoms of depression has

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been available for several decades such as citalopram (Celexa), fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), and sertraline (Zoloft). Under some circumstances, medication and psychotherapy may be more effective than either treatment separately. Family of drugs includes fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), escitalopram (Lexapro), citalopram (Celexa), and sertraline (Zoloft). These antidepressants typically have fewer adverse side effects than the tricyclics or the MAOIs, although such effects as drowsiness, dry mouth, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, decreased appetite, and decreased ability to function sexually may occur. Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as venlafaxine (Effexor) and duloxetine (Cymbalta) are a newer form of antidepressant that works on both norepinephrine and 5-HT.Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are medications that increase the amount of the neurochemical serotonin in the brain.

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Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) such as reboxetine (Edronax) act via norepinephrine (also known as noradrenaline). Tricyclic antidepressants are the oldest and include such medications as amitriptyline and desipramine. Tricyclics block the reuptake of certain neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and serotonin. They are used less commonly now due to the development of more selective and safer drugs. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) such as phenelzine (Nardil) may be used if other antidepressant medications are ineffective. Because there are potentially fatal interactions between this class of medication and certain foods, particularly those containing Tyramine. electroconvulsive therapy, are used in severe cases.

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