clinical depresion
Many people suffer terribly and for many years with depression.
I have 2 people I am close to who have suffered long term with diagnosed clinical depression.
I hope you are getting the help you need.
Glad you pointed that out, I must admit I was thinking it too
I should add I am also a long term depression sufferer, and seem to spend half my life getting others to believe it is a real and serious condition.
Telling people to 'buck up their ideas and get on with it' does not solve the root problem, yet so many people seem to think this is the answer!
Thank you, Disturbia. Now I feel not quite so depressed anymore. Laughter IS the best medicine!
- Emile Rposted 12 years ago
0You can just about guarantee it is chemical inbalance in origin.
The uptake of serotonin has a profound effect on depression, the trouble is, the chemical process to provide access is complex and seldom easy to maintain without the down side of further depression later on.
Usually doctors prescribe a Mono Amine Oxydase Inhibitor.
When people take an MAOI or SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re uptake Inhibitor)These types of drug often give unexpected side effects, some almost as bad as the depression it is trying to reduce.
MAOI's take 6 or even 8 weeks to take effect, SSRI's can be instant.
I feel the MAOI's flatten the life experience too much to be considered worthwhile, with results only slightly better than placebo.
SSRI's (old and fairly dirty drugs these days) have different but similar problems.
This is chemical rebound.
A simple example of this chemical rebound is seen in those who use MDMA or it's cousin MMDA.
Mood elevation is swift and sure with both, but with such a short half life it is soon over, leaving the patient even more serotonin deprived the day after.
This can be be alleviated somewhat by the use of a common drug about 60 minutes after the MDMA is taken.
I know of one case where MDMA apparently (so far) permanently cured depression and if it is the first time use this is more likely, as preceding doses never attain the same level of well-being to potentially "reset" the nervous system.
For those who use it constantly there is some possible risk of brain damage too. That needs more research.
Psychological addiction is a potential with any drug which elevates mood, but I feel the risk is low with some depressed people.
I am happy to provide the little I know to anyone who feels a need to investigate ways to deal with the mental pain or find university studies about drugs used to help those with clinical depression.This is not as uncommon as some may think, and certainly worthy of personal research when looking for a reason why depression has been triggered.
MM I agree. If you are fortunate enough to find a medication that works, keep taking it until it doesn't work or you are cured.
I wish you all the best with that.You're rich!
I have just been told that you are a respected hubber so does that mean I have to bow every time you reply? I think someone should write a hub about the pecking order in HubPages Forums so us less respected hubbers know how to behave when we brush shoulders with the elite among you!
This truly is humorous. Your profile says that you treat depression (among other conditions) with hypnotherapy. So, here you have had the perfect opportunity to share with others who are concerned about the subject what you consider to be the value of using hypnotherapy as opposed to more traditional forms of therapy - when it might be preferred or not; the possible advantages and disadvantages of it; when it would be contraindicated, etc. Instead, you appear to mock anyone who does not seem to agree with your dismissal of this forum thread.
Or maybe.... hm.... maybe you are actually the OP in disguise, hoping for exactly the kind of advertisement I have just given you? Hahaha - congratulations! No, that's multiple personality disorder which belongs on another thread!
Thank you oh holier than thou lady...How have I managed all these years without your guidance.
On amore serious note, I think you are all doing very well without my input. The only people who come to me for help are those who who wish to cure themselves. Not everyone is really interested in that though they complain about the condition a lot. You can discuss the symptoms of depression until the cows come home but that will not get you any closer to curing it. I have treated many people with the condition and the GPs here refer patients to me as a result of my success.
The comments I read here show no signs of what I would look for when I interview a potential client. I only take on people who are serious about getting better because ultimately it is the client who does the work. I am just a guide.
I ignored it in the interest of attempting to help those who posted with clinical depression, I also noted the structure and poor English.
Thank you. It's nice when others care.
I like it, so I figure some others will too.
This is such a difficult area of mental health, and still not well understood.
Those who need help also need a very careful look at what that help entails.
I love my hubmates here. To get a sweet comment like yours enforces my belief that people are basically good.Except for when we're bad, of course!
I think that's why I was so irked to begin with, because people immediately started a tiff without even really reading the initial post which was spam
It is a real issue and it deserved a better thread.
Well as you can see, they have plenty of problems, so avoiding them when you can sounds like a great idea.
exercise is one proven way to increase access to serotonin, that much I am sure of and more doctors are seeing it as a good alternative as the uptake is natural.earnestshub, I have resigned to doing this now and it is WORKING for me.
I exercise by doing the "Just Dance" games with my kids or by myself. I like it. It has helped me.That is good news! I love good news!
It's nice to see the emphasis on exercise here. I think we could all use a little more (maybe a lot more
) serotonin and endorphins. Ahhhh!!!! There are so many benefits that come from exercise - mental every bit as much as physical - that I really wish our education departments would insist on more physical activity, instead of making it increasingly more optional, as students progress through the grades.
I want to express an apology to louron, if she ever returns to this thread, for referring to her post as "spammy." It really isn't. It's written in inadequate English, but louron is from Ukraine. I really think it would be worthwhile to encourage her to upgrade her English, rather than to pick on her for its faults. Maybe I'm just feeling mellow towards her because she made reference to one of my favorite books of all time, Jonah Lehrer's "How We Decide." And then also, all of the people I've ever met from Ukraine have been exceptionally gifted at learning languages. For all we know, English may be the tenth or twentieth language louron has learned. And I certainly can't communicate in Ukrainian - even inadequately. Well you are a good hubber for doing that.
I'm glad it got us together here to discuss CD all the same!
All things working together for good just as it should.Oh, Earnest, is there an American version of you?!
- Home Girlposted 12 years ago0
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