Depression Medicines

Just because you feel sad and depressed for a few days does not mean that you have depression.  Depression is a very serious disease that can last for years.  Studies have show that around 15 million Americans are affected by this illness each and every year.  The sad fact is that only a third of those Americans will ever seek help for their affliction.  The age- old stereotype associated with mental illness influences many to still avoid admitting they suffer from depression.  Depression is a progressive illness.  It will get worse without treatment.  It cannot be ignored. 

Depression is caused by a variety of factors.  It can by biological, genetic, physical and emotional.  It can be given birth by the very environment that the victim lives in.  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.  The medical profession is working steadily in an attempt to study the mind and how it works.  We know that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.  We are learning more every day about how the whole process works.  The more we learn about depression the better we can treat it.

There are a variety of medications available to treat depression.  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.  There was a time in our history if you were afflicted by anything that was associated with mental illness you were thrown into a mental ward and lost in the system.  Fortunately that has all been changed.  In 1988 the anti-depressant 'Prozac' first hit the market in the United States.  It has bee proven effective and is still in use today although it does come with side effects.

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.  There are also numerous natural herbal medications available on the 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'.   If this ingredient is used in the proper strength it is effective.  Be careful, do your research and you will find effective medications to treat depression.

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