Depression Meds - What Are the Options Available?

Depression meds come with a wide variety of warnings on the box so that you can have something to read as you munch through your breakfast cereal! Let us take Effexor XR as an example because it is fairly typical of the depression meds on the market right now. Side effects from this medicine can range from dry mouth, sleep problems, loss of appetite, nausea, sexual side effects, sleepiness (at the wrong time of day or night!) and general weakness. You have to ask your doctor all sorts of questions to find out if this is one of the depression meds for you. If you opt for a natural remedy for depression, you will not have to worry about any nasty side effects and there are no health risks or monitoring that have to be done.

Another alarming thing about depression meds is that the patient has to be watched for signs of suicidal thoughts, agitation, aggressiveness, irritability, restlessness and impulsivity. Even if you had one or two of the side effects I have listed above, it is enough to set you back and make you more depressed. Surely the aim of any meds for treating depression would be to improve mood and lessen anxiety. That is what happens if you opt for a natural remedy for anxiety and depression but none of the drug companies want you to know that and neither does your doctor in all probability.

Let us look at some of the other options available when Considering depression treatment . You can opt for either antidepressants, tranquillisers, and mood stabilizers. These are the most popular meds for treating depression at the moment. There is also electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) which is for more severe forms of depression. You could try Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. This is where patients are trained to recognize how their thinking can affect their mood and they can learn how positive thinkng can affect their moods . If you opt for psychotherapy than you will have to expore with the help of the therapist aspects of your past life and discover what are the links which have led to your depression.

I know patients who discontinued with depression meds and they had manic and psychotic symptoms. It seems to me that choosing a natural safe remedy which uses herbs and which have been proven to be just as effective as the depression meds, is the way to go but that is a personal opinion. If you want to see why this could be a much more attractive option in treating depression, see the link below.