Depression: Are Antidepressants The Best
Choice? (Part Two)
by Hector
Milla
zone3
Antidepressants are the best stimulus in the process to empower
depressed people to have positive thinking and raise themselves esteem,
because at the beginning it is quite difficult to think about and do this.
Taking anti-depressants helps a lot of people to shift their moods and
then these medications give them the possibility to work on other
therapies.
Antidepressants work by slowing the removal of neurotransmitters, such
as serotonin and norepinephrine, from the brain. These neurotransmitters
are needed for normal brain function and are involved in the control of
mood among other things as eating, sleep, pain, and thinking.
Antidepressants make these natural chemicals more available to the
brain. These medications aid to relieve the symptoms of depression by
restoring the brain's chemical balance.
Though antidepressant drugs are also used to treat other diseases, such
as eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder , chronic pain and
premenstrual syndrome, among others, these drugs are quite usefull to
reduce hopelessness, extreme sadness and lack of interest in life which
are typical signs of depression
Antidepressants are taken for a 4-to-6-month period, however, some
patients and their doctors may decide that antidepressants are needed for
a longer time.
There are many different types of antidepressants, such as the
following: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and Tricyclic
antidepressants (tricyclics),among others.
Antidepressant drugs can cause side effects as most of medicines. Some
side effects may be inability to become aroused and difficulty achieving
orgasm, but not all people get these side effects. The doctor may adjust
your medication regimen in order to be able to continue taking the
antidepressant needed without any side effect.
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