Exactly what is the purpose of an Anti-Depressant or a Depression medication? Well most certainly it is to make one feel better so they will have some sort of energy to get help. Well some medications either work or they don’t, they either make you feel like you will get better or they make you feel worse. Most defiantly you don’t want to depend on them either because then you grow an immunity to them and sooner or later you will be taking more and more in order to get your buzz off of them. But isn’t it a psychological thing as well, like for instance if you see a product that guarantees sleep or stress relief, you immediately think that yes this will help and eventually you just start to believe those pills actually work? I am choosing the
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But according to two large studies, one sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), showed that the herb was no more effective than a placebo in treating major depression of moderate severity. But also the conventional drugs also studied did not fare any better than placebo either, if anything the herb is being studied in the spectrum of mood disorders. According to WebMD, the herb is usually a capsule form, sometimes a liquid and most taken three times a day of 300mg, in order to receive accurate results (St. John’s …show more content…
This depressant is not recommended for pregnant women, according to WebMD. Overall St. John’s wort is either effective to some people and not to others, it is still being studied to understand what it actually helps with. The standard drug I choose is Prozac, another anti-depressant with a high ranking for third most prescribed and effective antidepressant in the United States according to Drug watch (Prozac). Prozac is approved to be most helpful with Pediatric Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Panic Disorders. Being the most over-prescribed medication, it also does include side effects to those who take it, like sexual dysfunction, diarrhea, and insomnia, like all new medications you should talk to your doctor first before using. The entire purpose of Prozac is to cure depression is youth and adults, it is supposed to treat all major disorders even suicidal ones. Prozac’s real name is Fluoxetine, which means it is an uptake of serotonin in the brain to help treat disorders of depression (Fluoxetine (Prozac)). Overall the medication is supposed to be the most effective, compared to other alternatives, but certainly should be discussed with a healthcare provider and is still being
But according to two large studies, one sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), showed that the herb was no more effective than a placebo in treating major depression of moderate severity. But also the conventional drugs also studied did not fare any better than placebo either, if anything the herb is being studied in the spectrum of mood disorders. According to WebMD, the herb is usually a capsule form, sometimes a liquid and most taken three times a day of 300mg, in order to receive accurate results (St. John’s …show more content…
This depressant is not recommended for pregnant women, according to WebMD. Overall St. John’s wort is either effective to some people and not to others, it is still being studied to understand what it actually helps with. The standard drug I choose is Prozac, another anti-depressant with a high ranking for third most prescribed and effective antidepressant in the United States according to Drug watch (Prozac). Prozac is approved to be most helpful with Pediatric Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Panic Disorders. Being the most over-prescribed medication, it also does include side effects to those who take it, like sexual dysfunction, diarrhea, and insomnia, like all new medications you should talk to your doctor first before using. The entire purpose of Prozac is to cure depression is youth and adults, it is supposed to treat all major disorders even suicidal ones. Prozac’s real name is Fluoxetine, which means it is an uptake of serotonin in the brain to help treat disorders of depression (Fluoxetine (Prozac)). Overall the medication is supposed to be the most effective, compared to other alternatives, but certainly should be discussed with a healthcare provider and is still being