Statistics about depression in the US says that 1 out of 10 is depressed. There are many factors that can contribute to depression. Others may experience a life changing situation or others have acquired it without any sign. There are only theories that seek to explain depression but there is no single cause that can be pointed out. An increase breakdown of Serotonin in the brain making the level of Serotonin in the brain below normal and this is one of the reason that most experts are looking at as a cause of depression. Women are also prone to depression than men due to the hormonal imbalance during menstruation and also pregnancy. A family history can also be a precursor of depression although not all that have depression has a family member that also has the disease. Certain age groups like teens and elderly are also prone to developing depression. Others who are at risk are people with negative attitude, introverts and have low self esteem. A study has seen that Paxil users are at a risk of heart attack than non-Paxil users especially in ages 60 and up.
Doctors say that knowing the signs of depression is the first step to recovery. Depression does only cause sadness but also irritability and anger. Daily activities may seem uninteresting to a depressed person. The person may be seen sleeping during daytime but awake at nighttime without anything to do. Without any intention of gaining or losing weight but have gained or lost weight by 5kgs in just a month. Doing simple activities or even making a decision is usually difficult due to the lack of concentration. Death and suicide is always playing in their mind. Lack of energy due to inadequate sleep. Moving like they are in slow motion or like they are in a constant unrest but in some cases they may be catatonic in which they won’t move at all. They feel that they are worthless or that they are at fault for no reason.
Antidepressants like Paxil are used to medicate the symptoms of the depression. Taking prescription medications can give a person a short term relief but not a solution to the root cause of the problem. The depression will still be there and if the person continues to take the antidepressant, the person may develop a tolerance for the drug. Thus they won’t feel any relief from the smaller dose that they used to get. Some people even experience severe side effects from Paxil. Paxil birth defects are one of the startling side effects that Paxil has and it happens when an expecting mother takes Paxil during the first trimester of her pregnancy.
URL References:
http://mentalhealth.about.com/od/depression/a/depressioncause_2.htm
http://depression.about.com/od/diagnosis/tp/depsymptoms.htm
{ 0 коментара… прибавете свой сега }