Are you feeling that something is hurting or bugging you in a direct way? Are
you not in a good mood to mix with others and spend some good time? In case you
are suffering from a prolonged period of sadness for a certain period now, you
are likely to face the bouts of depression. It is advisable to take the help of
psychiatrists for this problem. They can infact help you with the needed
treatment.
In addition to the various treatments for depression available, there are
different types of depression medication available as prescribed by the doctors
to their patients suffering from depression.
It is a fortunate thing that depression can be cured now specifically when
diagnosed in the early stages. Treatment can be given to depression patients
through depression medication and therapy. Though these may be costly, the
mental health of the patient should not be compromised.
Interpersonal talk or cognitive behavioral talk are very healthy treatments for
depression and these are some of the psychosocial treatments for depression that
can be offered by cognitive behavior therapists to patients. Both these
treatments have actually produced positive and fruitful results for even
short-term sessions which last between 10-20 weeks. These short-term treatments
are very much helpful and in most cases enough to steer a depression patient to
move towards recovery for sound mental health.
When the depression patient gets started with medication, the depression patient
should first visit a reputable doctor and get the depression type that the
patient is suffering from,to get diagnosed. It can be manic depression or
clinical depression or a lesser severe form of depression.It is best to clearly
the type of depression that the person is in, as there are various types of
medications for depression available in market. One needs to get the most
appropriate one that can actually cure the depression.
There are infact a wide number of anti-depressant medications for depression
available to treat people suffering from depressive disorders. The popular ones
among them are the ones that are SSRIs variant or the selective serotonin uptake
inhibitors, tricyclics, MAOIs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors. The depression
medications which are SSRIs variant apart from the newly available medications
in the market are infact safer alternatives compared to tricylics as they have
comparatively lesser side-effects than tricyclics depression medication variant.
In some instances, doctors find it effective to mix the various medications for
depression to cater to the needs of the patient. The doctor would have infact
prescribed a range of depression medications to cure a person’s depression. Also
there can be increasing or lowering of the dosages of the depression medication
basing on what the doctor finds to be effective to the maximum. But when it
comes to taking medications for depression, patients are advised not to mix the
depression medications and choose dosages without consulting the doctors first.
Sedatives or anti-anxiety medication should not be mistaken as depression
medication. Though these drugs for anti-anxiety are mostly prescribed along with
medication for depression, they don’t help in actually curing a person’s
depression. Their main purpose is to help in calming down the nerves, which is
why the medications for depression are still required to be taken by the patient
suffering from depression.
There are infact, certain common side effects from the medication due to
depression, generally coming from tricyclic variety. Certain people do not show
tendency to mind the side effects from the medication due to depression but if
the problem is of greater degree, it can ruin a person’s ability to function in
a proper way. It is best to immediately visit doctor and tell the side effects.
Some side effects which can be seen from depression medication are as below.
Dry mouth: There will be a irritating feeling of getting
hydrated always. It is the best to have some clean drinking water in the
vicinity so that the patient can have something to drink when ‘dry mouth’
occurs. It is a good idea to chew sugar free gum apart from brushing teeth after
every meal.
Constipation:
This discomfort can be cured through eating and by
taking in good amount of fiber to help in digestion.
Blurry vision: It is another side effect which is temporary. It is
quite easy to pass but in case if it causes lot of botheration, doctor should be
consulted immediately.
Headaches: These are quite common with the new types of
depression medication. This is not a bigger problem but will soon go away
easily.
Insomnia: First time users who use this depression medication
experience this as the side-effect. But this takes place only during the initial
weeks of taking depression medication. The doctor can lower dosage of depression
medication to counter this side effect. Also the time when the medication is
taken, impacts the sleeping problem.