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Depression is more than sadness or feeling depressed for a few days.  Depression is a very serious disease that can last for years.  According to various reports as many as fifteen million Americans suffer from this disease.  The sad fact is that only a third of those Americans will ever seek help for their affliction.  It’s the mental illness stereotypes, things like the crazy eyed old man, that make people think twice before seeking treatment for depression.  Depression is a progressive illness.  Without attention it will become more and more severe.  Ignorance in this case isn’t bliss. 

Many things cause depression.  Physical and emotional problems, chemical issues, even DNA all play a part.  Simple daily life and surroundings are important.  It can be caused by stress brought on by even more detrimental factors.  Depression is a very complicated disease.  The human mind is very complicated as well.  To learn how the mind works, doctors and researches are studying it each day.  We know that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.  More about the way this process works is learned each day.  The more we learn about depression the better we can treat it.

Depression can be treated with a host of available medications.  Of course the market is full of ‘quick fix’ antidotes.  You have to be careful to seek medications that have been clinically studied and have been proven to display positive effects in the treatment of depression.  Not too long ago people who were considered mentally ill were thrown into asylums, never again to be seen or heard.  Fortunately that has all been changed.  The anti-depressant Prozac first came into use in the USA in 1988.  Although it has side effects it is widely used and it is effective.

Since then a new class of anti-depressants has become popular as well.  The SSRI or (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) like Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Celexa, and Luvox are all being used to treat depression today.  All have been proven effective but come with varied side effects.  Herbal medications also have a place in this market.  The majority of these that have been proven to work as well as the anti-depressants contain the St. John Wort extract ingredient called ‘hyperforin’.   When this is present in the proper quantity it is a winner.  Research and information are your friends when it comes to the right medications for depression.

BY :Maleesha Kumari Natural Remedies , Natural Remedies for Anxiety , Aromatherapy Recipes