"CAUSES OF DEPRESSION"
Two or more factors can be involved in controlling your emotions at one time or another. Depression can be an autoimmune disease, or part of another illness. The pressure is further subdivided into subtypes.
1. Active stress
This condition is simply the result of stress, physical or mental stress without proper rest or sleep. Pressure will simply wear away the nervous system or detoxify the structures needed for proper nervous system function.
2. Chronic stress
Where there has never been a period of stress, depression or lack of rest that can explain the condition, this condition is often referred to as chronic stress. Inheritance is thought to be part of the cause.
3. Depression due to physical illness
Depression or depressive symptoms may be a symptom of a physical ailment. This is probably the most common cause of depression. There are usually three stages of dementia:
Common diseases associated with depression are: Heart disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, high blood pressure or Cushing’s syndrome.
Mononucleosis or the flu may cause ongoing depression after the infection has left.
With a deficiency of thyroid hormones, hypothyroidism, metabolism throughout the body decreases, which involves the production of neurotransmitters in the brain. Depression is therefore an important symptom of hypothyroidism.
4. Symptoms of depression due to poor lifestyle
An unhealthy lifestyle with very little exercise, too many stimulants such as alcohol, coffee or tea, too little nutrients and too much sugar and fat can cause symptoms of depression, as well as physical problems.
5. Postpartum depression
Women often have periods of depression after pregnancy and childbirth Pregnancy and sleep are physically and psychologically stressful, and may take the whole body out for nutrients. This too can cause symptoms of depression.
6. Seasonal affective disorder
Depression can occur in the cold and dark seasons of the year and goes away in the warm and light seasons. Light stimulates brain function, and a lack of light is a contributing factor.
"TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION"
Severe or chronic depression is often treated with anti-depressant medication. Medications used to combat depression often increase the level of neurotransmitters such as serotonin in the central nervous system, or mimic neurotransmitters.
The most widely used drugs today increase serotonin levels by reducing serotonin secretion in the area around nerve cells. Examples of these types of drugs are: Fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil), escitalopram (Lexapro, Celexa), sentraline (zoloft).
With bipolar disorder in the face of insanity, heavy tranquilizers (neuroleptica) are used to stop the symptoms of insanity. With bipolar disorder, lithium salt is sometimes used to stabilize the condition, and prevent new outbreaks of depressed or insane face.
Psychotherapy is sometimes used for depression, often in combination with medication.
Sometimes severe depression is treated by applying a shock to the head, electroconvulsive therapy. Shock causes epileptic seizures in the brain and this gives cramps throughout the body. Pain is reduced or stopped by anesthesia before electroshock tremors. This type of treatment is controversial, as it can cause memory loss and is suspected of causing brain damage. The chances of brain damage however are rejected by many psychiatrists.
With the depression of the season, simple treatments may be helpful.
Lifestyle adjustment should always be considered for stress or symptoms of depression. Life measures are sometimes not enough to treat the symptoms of depression before serious depression develops. Lifestyle adjustments can be:
- Reduce stressful life with too much work or activities.
- Adequate rest and sleep.
- Healthy food with enough nutrients.
- Some exercise.
- Meditation.
- Addition of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, lecithin, amino acids and essential oils.
- Stimulants such as coffee or tea can help fight feelings of depression in moderation. However, if you are a heavy user of these stimulants, you should limit your use.
There are dietary products labeled to help fight the symptoms of depression. This contains ingredients used by the brain as inhibitors of building neurotransmitters, for example amino acids and lecithin. They also often contain vitamins and minerals that the brain uses as tools to produce neurotransmitters, especially vitamin B6.
Supplements may also contain extracts from herbs that trigger high brain function as antidepressants, but they may have fewer side effects.
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