Anxiety and depression medication is a subject worthy of a doctoral dissertation, but don't let that stop you. There are many effective anxiety and depression medications on the market today that can help lessen symptoms and enhance quality of life for those who suffer from these conditions. Unfortunately, many of these same drugs are addictive, and many of them have harmful side effects. Before taking any anxiety or depression medication, it's important to understand how and why these medications work and whether they're right for you. | When it comes to anxiety and depression medication use among adults without cancer is fairly common. In fact, researchers estimate that the use of this type of medication in the U.S. is widespread due to the fact that depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the population. Among adults without cancer, anxiety is the most common disorder. In those with anxiety, the frequency of the disorder typically increases during period...
As a child of the eighties, I remember my parents' excitement over the idea of testing for depression in adults. The thought of taking a pill every day to "make me feel good," was a far more attractive option than the prescription drugs my parents were taking. I grew up with parents who could never imagine themselves as adults. In my mind, their adult emotions had to be somehow "determined" by some mental process that could never be completely understood by the average person. So they put aside their qualms about the use of psychiatric medications, and enjoyed the benefits of their choice. Today, I am an adult who have had "the experience" of having "depressed feelings," but not necessarily experienced the debilitating episodes of depression that my parents' generation did. Today, I have learned how to "cope." Through a course of prescribed medication and therapy, I have discovered how to treat depression, and I no longer take...