Depression Primer Pt.抑鬱症引角。 1

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The term mental health has a lot of stigma attached to it; however, millions of prescriptions are issued for anti depressants each year.任期心理健康有很大的恥辱給它，但是，數以百萬計的處方發放反每年鎮靜劑。 Most people will experience at least a mild form of depression in response to a tragedy or stressful situation at some point in life.大多數人將經歷至少有輕微的抑鬱反應的悲劇或緊張局勢在某個生活。 This type of reactive depression is very common.這種類型的反應性抑鬱症是很常見的。 Normally the mood will return to normal as time passes; however, in the case of clinical depression , the mood does not return to normal.通常情況下的情緒將恢復正常隨著時間的推移，然而，在臨床抑鬱症 ，情緒沒有恢復正常。 In fact, there may not even be a situation that caused it.事實上，甚至可能不會是這種情況引起它。

The symptoms of depression can vary in degrees of intensity, but generally they are:這些症狀的抑鬱症可以不同程度的強度，但一般來說，它們是：

* Lack of motivation *缺乏動力
* Inability to concentrate *無法集中
* Mood swings *情緒波動
* Loss of appetite *食慾不振
* Erratic sleeping patterns *不定睡眠模式
* Loss of interest in daily activities *失去興趣的日常活動

A seriously depressed person will withdraw from life and be unable to get out of bed.嚴重抑鬱的人將退出生活和無法下床。 They may have thoughts of suicide.他們可能有自殺的想法。

Besides clinical and reactive, there are several other types of depression.除了臨床和反應，還有一些其他類型的抑鬱症。 Postpartum depression-- the baby blues--is experienced by many women after the birth of a child due to the hormonal imbalance that occurs after delivery.產後抑鬱症-嬰兒藍調-是經歷後，許多婦女生孩子由於激素不平衡，分娩後發生。

Holiday depression is another type.假日抑鬱症是另一種類型。 Many people feel the need to have a perfect celebration and when this doesn’t happen, depression is the result.很多人認為，需要有一個完美的慶祝活動，並在本doesnâ € ™噸發生，抑鬱症是由於。

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is caused by insufficient exposure to sunlight.季節性情感障礙（ SAD ）的原因是不夠的暴露於陽光下。 In locations where the day is short and mostly overcast, the retina doesn't send the proper signals to the hypothalamus.在地方天很短，大多陰，視網膜不會發送正確的信號，下丘腦。 The result is seasonal depression.其結果是季節性抑鬱症。

The conventional route for dealing with depression is to first get diagnosed by a physician.傳統的路線，處理與抑鬱症是先診斷的醫生。 The physician will rule out physical problems that may be underlying the mood problems.醫生可以排除物理問題，可能是潛在的情緒問題。 There will be lots of lab tests to determine hormone levels, thyroid function, etc.將有大量的實驗室測試，以確定激素水平，甲狀腺功能等

If there is no obvious cause, you may be referred to a mental health professional.如果沒有明顯的原因，您可能會提到一個心理健康的專業。 Most often antidepressants are prescribed, but there may be a need for therapy as well.最常見的抗抑鬱藥物的處方，但有可能需要治療的。 Many people get frustrated at this point due to the try and fail technique with drug therapy.許多人失望在這一點上由於嘗試和失敗技術與藥物療法。

The most popular class of drugs are tricyclic antidepressants.最流行的一類藥物是三環抗抑鬱藥。 The drugs do not take effect immediately so a period of at least two weeks is needed to determine if they are working.這些藥物不會立即生效，使一個時期，至少有兩個星期的需要，以確定它們是否正在工作。 These drugs are extremely toxic so repeated blood tests are necessary.這些藥物毒性極強，以便重複抽血化驗是必要的。 Possible side effects are delirium, seizures, heart palpitations, dry mouth, low blood pressure, reduced sex drive, depression, drowsiness, agitation, rashes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and cramping.可能帶來的副作用是譫妄，痙攣，心悸，口乾，血壓低，降低性慾，憂鬱，嗜睡，激動，皮疹，噁心，嘔吐，腹瀉和腹部絞痛。

The good news is there are newer, less toxic drugs.好消息是有新的，毒性較低的藥物。 These include Prozac, Wellbutrin, Luvox, Serzone, Paxil, Effexor, and Zoloft.這些措施包括百憂解，抗抑鬱，蘭釋， Serzone ，帕羅西汀，怡諾思，和左洛复。 For this group the side effects only include sexual problems, nausea, diarrhea, stomach pains, dizziness, tremors, insomnia, dry mouth, and excessive sweating.對這一群體的副作用只包含性問題，噁心，腹瀉，胃痛，頭昏，震顫，失眠，口乾，和過度出汗。