If you are trying to find the best antidepressant to treat depression and anxiety, you may not know where to begin. There are dozens of FDA-approved antidepressants that have garnered much success, but it can be difficult to navigate what the best option is for your particular situation. In this article, we will be discussing …
Depression is a mental health condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and a loss of interest in once enjoyed activities. The symptoms of depression can significantly interfere with carrying out daily activities and personal relationships. As one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, most people are familiar with depression. However, many …
Gender alone cannot determine what someone’s experience with depression will be like. Mental illness affects every individual differently, and dealing with depression is a very personal experience. However, depression symptoms tend to differ between men and women in some important ways. Men tend to exhibit aggression and anger rather than sadness, which can make it difficult for …
Most individuals dealing with major depressive disorder rely on antidepressant medication to aid in symptom relief, allowing them to carry on their daily life. Many people find that antidepressants can make therapy more effective and play an important role in their recovery. Finding an antidepressant that works can be a difficult task, and oftentimes people …
Many people choose to drink alcohol to alleviate their symptoms of depression. And at first, it may seem like it’s working. When they start drinking, they feel energized, happy, confident, and even carefree. However, after a while, they’ll start to feel drowsy, irritable, foggy, and confused. While alcohol may alleviate some depression symptoms in the …
With its growing legality in the United States and continuous discovery of medical uses, it is now a common belief that cannabis is a harmless drug. Many people choose to self-medicate with cannabis for a variety of medical conditions. Self-medicating can be dangerous for a variety of reasons: you don’t have any regulation or feedback …
While it’s normal and healthy to feel sadness sometimes, struggling with negative emotions and motivation on a regular basis may be clinical depression, a disorder that can significantly interfere with daily life and satisfaction. There are many different types of depression and mental disorders involving depressive symptoms; Dysthymia and major depression are two common and …
We all feel sad sometimes. After all, everyone has bad days. Maybe you even say you are feeling depressed when you are more miserable than usual. So, yes, depression is about being sad, but how do you know when sadness is actually clinical depression? The grey area between sadness and depression makes it hard to …
It’s 3 a.m., and you’re tossing and turning in bed again. This is the 3rd time this week that you’ve been up past midnight and you just can’t sleep. Soon, anxiety kicks in about your big meeting tomorrow and your alarm is set for 6 a.m. Now, you can feel your heart start to race …
People sometimes talk about mental health disorders in casual tones. Think about it. How many times have you heard someone say something like… “I’m so OCD about ____”. “This weather is Bipolar” “I’m depressed because they lost the game.” But, when conditions change, their moods improve. Of course, someone suffering from chronic depression, OCD, or …
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