All Entries in the "Depression" Category

Depression during Periods

The body of a woman experience fluctuation in the hormone levels during menstruation, which can result in mood disorders. 75% women, who are otherwise healthy and do not have any history of mental disorder suffer from depression during their periods. Other factors like perceived stress and dietary habits also contribute significantly to depression experienced by women during periods. A number of negative symptoms of menstruation occur due to calcium deficiency. The hormones responsible for regulating the levels of calcium in the body of a woman fluctuate during her menstrual cycle; ten days prior to the scheduled date of menstruation, the levels of these hormones drop drastically, which might lead to depression. Increased estrogen levels in menstruating women can be another cause of depression  [...]

How Is Postpartum Depression Treated?

The treatment options used for managing postpartum depression include the following: Antidepressants: Most breastfeeding mothers suffering from postpartum depression are treated with antidepressants as these medications are unlikely to cause any harm to the newborn. Mostly the doctor prescribed tricyclic antidepressants like Tofranil, Pamelor, Endep or Adapin and SSRIs like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Lexarpo and Celexa to the new mothers. The doctor other than prescribing antidepressants will also suggest the new mothers to attend psychotherapy sessions for recovering from postpartum depression. Hormone therapy: After childbirth, the progesterone levels in a woman’s body tend to decrease drastically. This hormonal imbalance might trigger postpartum depression symptoms. Hormone replacement therapy  [...]

Signs of Depression in Teenage Girls

We can become victims of depression at any age. But the risk of developing depression is maximum for children in their teenage, especially the teenage girls. Below we have listed some of the common signs of depression in teenage girls. Chronic sadness: The term chronic sadness is used for the sadness, which is not related to any recent significant life-changing event like death of a dear one. Teenagers often suffer from chronic sadness triggered by depression. Experiencing sad moments due to hormonal changes occurring in the body is normal for teenage girls; however, one must seek help from a psychiatrist or psychological counselor if she is having more depressing times than happy ones. Feeling of hopelessness: Depression in teenage girls is often manifested in form of hopelessness. They might  [...]

Safe Herbal Remedies for Killing Depression during Pregnancy

Some expecting mothers suffer from depression during pregnancy; this depression might start from any stage of pregnancy. In most cases, pregnancy related depression can be managed through psychological counseling; however, if the condition becomes more critical than a typical baby-blue, the doctor needs to recommend certain medications for killing depression. Depression in pregnant women can also be managed safely using certain herbal remedies; the most effective ones among them are: Lavender: Essential oils extracted from the herb Lavandula angustifolia are used for treating insomnia, stress and anxiety for hundreds of years. Currently, use of lavender oil is frequent in aromatherapy. According to expert herbalists and aroma therapists, lavender oil is rich in compounds, which can produce  [...]

Depression in Teen Girls

Girls around the age of 15 are more likely to fall prey to depression compared to the boys of the same age group. Studies have shown that teen girls are two times more likely to develop depression compared to the teen boys. Some girls start maturing faster compared to others and also starts becoming conscious about the developments experienced by their bodies. During this time, often girls start get involved into negative comparisons with their peers, which often make them suffer from low self-esteem. This low-self esteem eventually grows into depression. The shape of a girl’s body changes during puberty due to accumulation of fat layers, which might appear to be a negative change to some girls. With puberty also come certain behavioral and emotional changes in girls. A girl often suffers  [...]

Is Your Partner Emotionally Corroding You?

Julie Andrews was in her mid-twenties when she first met her sweetheart at the New York film festival. His Mel Gibson-like looks, that charming Australian accent and a bard/vegan/libber – all what she felt she was looking out for following her split with a stereotypic frater - exalting soccer & keg-stand. In point of fact, her boyfriend was poles apart from what one would call as progressive. During the 3 years they were together, she was constantly at the receiver end of an emotionally abusive relationship, unaware of him doing it as there wasn’t any smacking involved. She just did not have a name to describe his behaviourisms that made her feel ‘sickly’ whenever he was around – the faint putting-down, physically avoiding her, the mockery. However, specialists do have a name  [...]

Depression During Pregnancy

Depression during pregnancy afflicts one in five females with many of them experiencing acute symptoms. During gestation, females with a history of depression have a greater risk of suffering from it as compared to other females. Antepartum depression or depression during pregnancy is a mood condition wherein gestational hormone variations could impact brain chemistry and triggering symptoms that would be lasting for a fortnight or more. Sleep difficulties. Excessive sleep. Lost interest. Sense of culpability. Depleted energy levels. Concentration problems. Appetite variations. Feeling restless, agitated or slackened movements. Suicidal thought process or plans. Depression is a grave medical condition posing threat to maternal-fetal health and is of duo forms namely: Mild-ranging types of  [...]

Dealing with Depression – Heal Thyself with Coping Tips

Depression saps energy, sanguinity & motivating force and makes it harder to do what’s needed to sense betterment. Though trouncing over depression isn’t express or simple, it isn’t unattainable. Beating depression via pure strength of will often doesn’t suffice, though we all possess some control – despite depression being acute & obstinately relentless. Path to Recovering from Depression The objective must be to take action when depression hits you. But, factually doing so is tough when one is feeling low. Actually the catch 22 situation about recovering from depression is that those aspects helping the most are precisely the ones which are trickiest to do. However there is a major disparity in-between hard to do & not possible. Starting small & remain resolute The  [...]

Cost-Free Ways to Fight the Great Depression – Part I

With several burgeoning reasons often confounding us, it is no shocker that an increasing number of people are swayed in by the great depression. The costs of anti-depressants and talk therapy keep adding up in spite of having health insurance. Moreover, over forty-six million individuals in the United States do not have insurance. If one is suffering from the great depression and particularly in case one has bipolar disorder then lifestyle modifications and other D.I.Y approaches are not a replacement to professional assistance. However, in case one is already on a course of anti-depressants or have seen a therapist, there are numerous no-cost approaches one could adopt for feeling better. Avoid self-blame Avoiding self-blame is a cheap, simple and most vital approach one could adopt for  [...]

Depressive Episodes – Regaining Coup And Averting Relapses

An untoward yet accurate and identified fact states that individuals that have been through a depressive episode have an increased likelihood of experiencing a second one too. The gloomy innate history of depression according to the best obtainable data indicates that nearly fifteen percent of adults in the U.S. would undergo a major episode of depression during the span of their lifetime. Nonetheless, in case one has been through a prior depressive episode, the chances up by fifty percent for the second episode surfacing. This is a three hundred percent rise in the risk, and it depicts the overbearing consequence that depression has on the entire being – the brain and the body. In case one has been through 2 depressive episodes, one’s likelihood of experiencing a third episode rises to  [...]