Depression

Depression is more than a mood disorder, it’s a serious medical illness for up to 19 million American each year. It can cause a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest, and depression may interfere with your daily functioning. Our depression articles discuss the different types, risk factors and causes, symptoms and diagnosis, plus conventional and natural treatments.

Does Ketamine Work for Depression? Or Are Its Risks Too High?

Although antidepressants are such a commonly prescribed group of medications, studies show that a large percentage of patients with depression do not get an adequate level of relief from using these drugs. Even patients who ...

Brain Zaps + 4 Brain Zaps Natural Remedies

Brain zaps — also sometimes referred to as brain shivers, brain shocks or head shocks — are described as being one of the most unbearable withdrawal symptoms when stopping certain depression and anxiety medications. Brain zaps get their ...

Common Side Effects of Antidepressants (Plus, Natural Remedies for Depression)

These days, it’s not strange to hear about a friend or loved one starting an antidepressant. But are side effects of antidepressants worth it? Everyone’s heard of these medications — though no one is quite sure ...

What Are Psychotropic Drugs? Its Types, History & Statistics

One of the most controversial subjects in today’s natural health world is that of psychotropic drugs. Also referred to as psychoactive drugs, these medications make up a long list of both legal and illegal substances ...

Social Media and Mental Illness: Can Instagram & Facebook Predict Depression & Narcissism?

Can the words we type and filters we use on social media really predict if we're depressed or narcissistic? It’s looking that way... The latest evidence? Researchers from Stony Brook University and University of Pennsylvania developed ...

Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms — Worse Than You Think

In April of 2018, the New York Times released an article entitled, “Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit.” (1) They interviewed a number of people with severe antidepressant withdrawal symptoms and found that ...

Learn to Recognize the 12 Signs of Depression

Did you know that depression is predicted to be the leading cause of disease burden by 2030? In fact, it's already the leading cause in women worldwide. When including depressive-related deaths due to suicide and ...

13 Natural Remedies for Depression: Find Hope Again!

Did you know that 1 out of 7 individuals will suffer from depression symptoms at some point in his or her life? Today, depression is one of the main causes of disability in developed, as well as ...

6 Natural Alternatives to Psychiatric Drugs

Do you or a loved one take any so-called psychotropic drugs? It's certainly no longer uncommon, as roughly 17 percent of American adults currently take at least one psychotropic drug. (1) These drugs are used ...

12 Dangers of Psychoactive Drugs (They’re Significant)

Even if the name is not familiar — psychotropic, psychiatric or psychoactive drugs, or psychopharmaceuticals — the many classes of drugs they include are commonly known: antidepressants anti-anxiety medications ADHD medications antipsychotics mood stabilizers anti-panic agents anti-obsessive agents ...

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