Monday, August 04, 2008

Depression medication and side effects.

How to find the right depression medication and details about the side effects of Depression Medication.


Depression can now be cured, especially when diagnosed early, depressed individuals can actually be treated through therapy and depression medication, although it may be a bit costly, a person’s good mental health is something that shouldn’t be scrimped on.



Cognitive behavioral talk or interpersonal talks:
Cognitive behavioral talk or interpersonal talks are incredibly healthy depression treatments that are just some of the available psychosocial depression treatments. Cognitive behavior therapists can offer treatments to their patients; both actually prove to be able to produce fruitful and positive results even for just short-term sessions. The minimum needed sessions are around ten to twenty weeks are almost always, already enough to get a depression patient slowly begin their recovery towards a sound mental health.


What to do before taking depression medication?
Before getting started with depression medication, the depression patient must first get him or herself to a reputable doctor, get a diagnosis of which type of depression the patient is actually suffering from, may it be clinical depression, manic depression or what-have-you.

It’s best that you’re sure what you’re actually dealing with since there are various depression medications that are available in the market, you should make sure that you get the most appropriate one, the one that’ll actually cure your depression illness.


Anti-depressant depression medications:
There’s actually a wide variety of anti-depressant depression medications available to help treat those who are suffering from depressive disorders. The more popular ones are those that are of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs variant then there are the tricyclics while the other popular variant is the monoamine oxidase inhibitors or MAOIs. These depression medications (the SSRIs variant as well as the other newer depression medication available in the market) actually to be a much safer alternative than the tricyclics, since they have fewer side-effects as opposed to the tricyclics depression medication variant.


Depression medication varies depends on individual:
Sometimes, doctors actually find it more effective to mix up these depression medications, depending on the needs of the individual, the doctor might actually prescribed a variety of depression medication to help cure one’s depression illness.

Also the dosages of depression medication can actually be increased or lowered depending on what the doctor finds to be the most effective. However, when it comes to taking these depression medications, patients are highly advised to never mix up depression medications as well as pick out which dosages to take without consulting their doctors first.


Anti-anxiety or sedatives:
Anti-anxiety or sedatives however, should never be mistaken as depression medication. Even though these anti-anxiety drugs are often prescribed along with depression medication, they don’t actually help cure one’s depression illness.

The mere purpose of Anti-anxiety or sedatives is to calm one’s nerves, which is why depression medications are still needed to be taken by the depression patient.


Side-effects from depression medication:
There are actually some common side-effects from depression medication, usually coming from the tricyclic variety. Some people tend to not mind these side-effects from depression medication. However if the side-effects does become too much and may end up ruining one’s ability to function properly, it’s best to go immediately to your doctor and report the side-effects. Quite common side-effects from depression medication are the following:


Common side-effects from depression medication:
Dry mouth:
Always having the irritating feeling of being hydrated, it’s best to always have some (clean, drinking) water nearby so as to have something to drink whenever dry mouth occurs, chewing sugar free gum as well as brushing your teeth after every meal is also a good idea.

Constipation:
Cure such discomfort by eating and taking in a lot of fiber to help aid your digestion.

Blurry vision:
Another temporary side-effect, this one’s quite easy to pass but if it proves to be too much of a bother, consult your doctor immediately.

Headaches:
Quite common with the newer kinds of depression medication, it’s really not a big deal and will actually go away easily.

Insomnia:
First-time users may actually experience this depression medication side-effect. Normally, it just happens during the first few weeks of taking the depression medication. Inform about this to your doctor to lower the dosage of the depression medication may actually help you with this side-effect, as well as the time of day wherein you take your depression medication can actually have something to do with your sleeping problem.

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