Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

There are times when life may seem out of balance. Sometimes, it requires an adjustment in the daily schedule or the perspective. There are other times when life is out of balance because of a serious condition such as illness, job loss, or death. One of the most common feelings people feel in these situations involves deep sadness. It is common to feel sad when certain things happen. However, when a person is a constant sad state, this may be an indicator of depression. When depression hits, it…

This case study discusses how generalized anxiety disorder is more common than we think when it comes to the generalized public. The study also points out that drugs and non-drug treatments have shown to be effective which includes serotonin, benzodiazepines & cognitive behavioral therapy itself. To increase effectiveness multiple treatment meta-analyses is usually known as “mixed treatment” would be a new approach that would be available to those individuals who do not benefit to a specific…

For many years there has been discussion questioning if medical marijuana should be legalized in America. In the United States, only 28 out of the 50 states have legalized marijuana for medical use. Medical marijuana has been tested upon in scientific experiments for many years to research its benefits medically. The cannabis has been proven to relieve pain from illness as well as improving the mental state of those suffering depression and anxiety. Legalizing medical marijuana would not only…

Given the effectiveness of anti-depressants, I would advocate for medical treatment to anyone suffering from mood disorders. Anti-depressants can increase suicidal thoughts, but in such a small amount of 1 in 1000 and 1 in 3000 for suicide. If it increases suicidal thoughts, the medication can simply not be the best fit for you. There are a wide variety of anti-depressants that can be used to treat a patient, but people are not all the same. One medication might work for one patient and another…

First, changing levels of hormones causes migraine such as menstrual migraine. According to Marie-Germaine Bousser, MD (2004), “The hormonal influence might be different on migraine without aura and on migraine with aura; there is good evidence for an association between estrogen withdrawal and attacks of migraine without aura but only weak evidence for an association between high estrogen states and attacks of migraine with aura”. To solve the problem, consumption the food that contains high…

Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the causes of depression. One of them being the so-called zinc dyshomeostasis hypothesis. Both clinical and preclinical studies show unequivocally that dietary zinc deficiency is a risk factor for depression. The increasing numbers of clinical reports in this area clearly indicate that reduced serum zinc level may be a marker of depressive disorders. Zinc supplementation has also been shown to positively reverse the symptoms of depression. The…

Grounding Yourself Your pectoral muscles involuntary tighten, breathing gets harder and harder, your starting to sweat and you have no clue why. Hands to start to shake as you grab your chest from the pain and discomfort, each breath gets harder than the next one proceeding it. Your heart is now racing, are you having a heart attack, are you slowly dying? Your mind races from one outcome to the next, drawing blank conclusions trying to determine the cause; you scream for help inside your head,…

A study that combined therapy with the psychoactive component from magic mushrooms was recently reviewed and it has been concluded that it’s a safe and effective treatment for conditions related to anxiety, depression, and addiction. It could even be better than most of the current forms of treatment. Psilocybin is a psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms that acts as a drug that can dramatically enhance the lives of people who suffer from incapacitating psychiatric disorders like anxiety…

first but progress over time to a more severe form of the disease, usually with dementia evident in all advanced cases of CTE. Problems with thinking or cognition involve difficulties with complex attention, which incorporates sustained, divided, selective attention and processing speed; executive functioning, which includes planning, decision making, working memory, responding to feedback, inhibition and mental flexibility; learning and memory; perceptual-motor; and recognition in different…

1. Was there a plausible rationale for the study? (In your response, specify the rationale for the study and expand upon why or why not you feel that it was plausible) Yes; In individuals with idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease (PD), roughly 90% of people experience accompanying voice and speech problems. The Lee-Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT-LOUD) has been shown to an effective behavioral treatment for such deficits. It has also been demonstrated through recent literature that the use of deep…