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When you suffer from depression, it feels like you can never get out from the darkness of depression. A good news for you, that is- "most severe depression is treatable". You can get rid from depression with right support and will feel much better.
Changes in lifestyle can help you to go far from depression. Here's some examples:
- Believe it or not, sleep has a powerful effect on mood. You will notice that, depression condition will be worse when you don't sleep for enough time. Sadness, moodiness, irritability and fatigue- these are the results of sleep deprivation. So, minimum 6-8 hours of sleep is badly needed for a man to maintain good health and mental condition.
- Nutrition is not only needed for your physical health, it also useful for your mental health. Foods must contain low fat, low cholesterol, full of minerals & vitamins. Taking nutritious food will help you to get rid from depression.
- Regular exercise is better than any medication used in depression. Exercise helps to improve important brain chemicals such as serotonin and endorphin which is responsible for growing new brain cells and connections as anti-depressive drugs do.
- Social support is one the most important things in treating depression. Connect your friends, family, class and groups regularly. Join voluntary works which give you mental satisfaction of helping people.
- Try to avoid extra stress in your world field. Maintain your works and responsibility to avoid stress. Avoid unsupportive relationships as much as you can.
In primary cases, physicians give medication to relieve from the symptoms of depression. Actually, medication along with psychotherapy is much effective for treating depression. In severe case, physician and loved one of patient need to guide for care until patient can take part in well decision making procedure.
There are different types of anti-depressive drugs. Here's general information about that types is included for you:
- Serotonin and non epinephrine re-uptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as duloxetine, venlafaxine and desvenlafaxine. Patients who are suffering from liver diseases should avoid duloxetine.
- Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram and escitalopram. These drugs may cause restlessness, insomnia, headache, jitteriness, digestive problems and decrease of sexual desire.
- Norepinephrine and dopamine re-uptake inhibitors (NDRIs) including bupropion. At high doses, it causes seizures.
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Atypical antidepressants such as trazodone and mirtazapine. Both are sedating and for this reason one of these is prescribed with other antidepressants to help with sleep.
- Monoamine Oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) including tranylcypromine and phenelzine. These are prescribed at last when other medications fails to treat depression.
I hope these information will help you to keep yourself far from depression. Have a happy day with depression free mind.
