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Treating Depression with Natural Supplements: SAM-e and 5-HTP
In my last post, I began our discussion of treating depression with natural supplements with many warnings. I am going to stress some of those warnings again. When you buy vitamins, herbs, and supplements, just because they are "natural" does not mean they won't have any side effects or interactions with other medications and supplements. Natural remedies are also not regulated by the FDA. There could be unknown fillers or the brand of supplement you buy may not have enough of the act...
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Expert & Community Posts
The Truth About Natural Treatments for Depression
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...that first of all, I do understand the desire to treat depression naturally. Natural always... Read more »
What Is Depression? Our First Podcast!
By DepressionCast , Health Expert...prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the DepressionCast Web site. Hello and... Read more »
Genital Herpes and Depression
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert... Most say that they feel utterly alone. This is depression. Depression affects around 19... Read more »
Why do some people prefer natural treatment for depression?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...Several things concern me about natural treatment for depression. One is that with many people,... Read more »
Postpartum Depression Can In Fact, Hit Daddy Too
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...mommies who have shared their descent into postpartum depression. They merely mirror the many,... Read more »
Health Guide
Hitting the Books: Your Must-Have Depression Reading List
If you've been diagnosed with depression, one of the most important steps toward finding effective treatment is educating yourself about the illness. If you’re the caregiver of a depression... Read more »The First 48 Hours: Top 10 Depression Myths Debunked
It’s all in your head. Only women get depressed. If you have depression, you’re stuck with it for life. Do any of these statements sound familiar? For all the misconceptions about clinical... Read more »Is it Depression or Something Else? Part 1
...their sleep, appetite, energy, concentration, and emotional control. We call this clinical or major depression. Individuals who are suffering from chronic illnesses or going through the experience... Read more »Depression significantly impairs health but is unrecognized and untreated
“Treatment for depression should at least be on a par with that for other chronic diseases.” 2 An article in this week’s edition of The Lancet based on World Health Organization (WHO)... Read more »ADHD and Depression
One out of every four adults with ADD/ADHD also suffers from symptoms of depression. When there are co-existing conditions, it can be harder to diagnose and treat ADHD. The symptoms may overlap... Read more »Images
Medications
...for quitting smoking. It may also be used to treat depression (antidepressant). While... Read more »
...for quitting smoking. It may also be used to treat depression (antidepressant). While... Read more »
...remain alert. Lack of sleep can cause problems such as depression, heart disease and accidents.... Read more »
...ORALPronounced: (LITH-ee-um)Uses This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder... Read more »
...ORALPronounced: (LITH-ee-um)Uses This medication is used to treat manic-depressive disorder... Read more »
Related News
Sleepless Nights Complicate Depression
April 30, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Depression is bad enough by itself. But depression coupled with insomnia is even worse. According to researchers from the... Read summary »
Botox for Depression
May 05, 2008WASHINGTON (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Botox injections are a popular cosmetic tool to get rid of facial lines and wrinkles, which patients say... Read summary »
Diabetes Treatment Ups Depression Risk
July 09, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) The treatment used to help people with type 2 diabetes may cause some patients to develop depression. Johns Hopkins researchers... Read summary »
Depression Undiagnosed in Centenarians
November 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Centenarians are one of the fastest growing groups of Americans, yet little is known about their overall health. When... Read summary »
SSRIs: Clarifying the Suicide Risk
February 16, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Much has been written about the link between drugs used to treat depression and the risk of suicide. A study conducted by the... Read summary »
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