Antidepressants are now the best-selling drugs in the USA – and their consumption has doubled in the last 10 years.counseling-office.co
Alternative
Depression Treatments
Mainstream
advertising by big pharma in correlation with the theory of chemical imbalances
in the brain causing depression have led to growing use of mostly ineffective antidepressants,
particularly in America. This blog will
dispel the myth that antidepressants are helpful and offer some safer
alternatives to depression.
Antidepressants
are mostly Ineffective
The
theory that chemical imbalances in the brain may cause depression has not been substantiated;
in fact, a research source from my x-college stated that there is no proof that
antidepressants fix these imbalances, anyway.
Fidler (2015) informs us that in the 1990’s the use SSRIs to “fix” depression
skyrocketed. At the time, it was
believed that SSRIs are safer than tranquilizers for treating depression. “Despite being weaker than old-style tricyclic
antidepressants, they grew in popularity because it was believed they restored
serotonin levels back to normal, ‘a notion that later transmuted into the idea
that they remedied a chemical imbalance,’ said David Healy, head of psychiatry
at the Hergest psychiatric unit in Bangor, North Wales. Healy
wrote in a report published in the journal BMJ that in the 1990s, no one knew
if SSRIs raised or lowered serotonin levels, but there was no evidence that the
treatment worked as a treatment at all” (Fidler, 2015, para.2). “Professor Sir Simon Wessely, President of
the Royal College of Psychiatrists, says that…‘most researchers have long since
moved on from the old serotonin model.’ Further, reports say that 70% of people
on antidepressants don’t have depression” (Fidler, 2015, para.7).
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Brain Function may be Altered by Antidepressants
Antidepressants
may be permanently and dangerously altering the brain function and they fail to
target depression’s root cause (Fidler, 2015).
“Only about 15% of clinically depressed people that are treated with an
antidepressant go into remission and stay well for a long period of time. The
other 85% begin suffering continuing relapses and become chronically depressed”
(Fidler, 2015, para.18).
Neurotransmitters can be interfered with by psychotropic drugs because they
upset the brain’s delicate processes of biological function maintenance that
results in mental illness mimicking side effects. “After several weeks on psychoactive drugs,
the brain’s compensatory efforts begin to fail, and side effects emerge that
reflect the mechanism of action of the drugs. For example, the SSRIs may cause
episodes of mania, because of the excess of serotonin. Antipsychotics cause
side effects that resemble Parkinson’s disease, because of the depletion of
dopamine (which is also depleted in Parkinson’s disease)” ( Fidler, 2015,
para.24).
What
it barely considers are the suicide-inked antidepressants,
antipsychotics and antiseizure drugs whose use exactly parallels the
increase in US troop suicides since 2005.dissidentvoice.org
Suicide Elevations with Antidepressants
Suicide
rates are higher among depressed patients who are takin psychotropes, and their
“medications” are often used for “successful” suicides. Lejoyeux & Rouillon (1996) report that the
condition of being in psychiatric care appears to be closely related to
suicide, and that there is a 30-fold risk of suicide associated with a history
of depression. “Patients who commit suicide take the more easily
available medications. The decrease in the prescription of barbiturates has
been associated with a decrease of the frequency of self-poisoning with
barbiturates. In the same time, neuroleptics, antidepressants and
benzodiazpines, more often prescribed, induced more lethality by suicide. The
number of deaths by millions of prescriptions variates, with the
antidepressants, between 13 and 166. They correspond to 0.005% of death each
year among patients taking antidepressants… According to the results of all
controlled studies of antidepressants, suicide attempts are more frequent among
patients taking antidepressants (1.7% of the cases) than among patients
receiving placebo (0.8%)” (Lejoyeux & Rouillon, 1996, para.1).
Antidepressant Natural Cashews
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Alternatives for Depression
There
are a few alternatives that we can try for depression before we go to the
psychiatrists for psychotropic medications.
Exercise is the most potent and underutilized antidepressant… and it’s free!starling-fitness.com
Exercise
In my life, I have noticed that a walk
always cheers me up when I feel down. Phelps
(2014) reports that exercise is on the top of the list as an alternative treatment
for depression, but patients do not get motivated to do it. Bindler & Ward
(2011) inform us that “science indicates that people who regularly exercise
benefit from positive boosts in mood and reduce the risk of depression. When
you exercise, the body naturally releases chemicals called endorphins that
trigger positive feelings in the body and mind” (para.7). Exercise is great for our heart and lungs as
well.
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Meditation
“Professor Mark Williams, from the Department
of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford conducted a trial study reported by
the BBC News, indicates that meditation reduces the likelihood of depression by
over 50%. ‘It suggests to people that they begin to see all their thoughts as
just thoughts, whether they are positive, negative or neutral’” (Bindler & Ward, 2011, para.3).
Natural Antidepressant
Here are five natural alternatives to antidepressants.pinterest.
Here are five natural alternatives to antidepressants.pinterest.
Frankincense
“In a new study (that can be found at The
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal an
international team of scientists have discovered how burning frankincense
(resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in
the brain that alleviate depression” (Bindler & Ward, 2011, para.4).
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids
“People suffering from depression have lower
levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood. One study (Nemets & Belmaker -
American Journal of Psychiatry) showed that the lower the level of EPA, the
more severe the clinical depression. In addition, fish oil supplementation
reduced suicidal tendencies and improved the well being when 40 people were
given fish oil or placebo for 12 weeks (Hallahan, Hibbeln, Davis - British
Journal of Psychiatry). Fish oil can be found in raw and cooked fish and can
also be taken as a dietary supplement” (Bindler & Ward, 2011, para.6).
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According
to research, vitamin D deficiency is linked to a significantly
increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in elderly individuals.diabeticlink.o
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Vitamin D
“Vitamin D has been shown to increase levels of
serotonin in the brain. Researchers from the University of Toronto noticed that
people who were suffering from depression, particularly those with seasonal
affective disorder, tended to improve as their levels of vitamin D in the body
increased over the normal course of a year. The recommendation is to allow
yourself limited, unprotected sun exposure in the early morning and late
afternoon (no more than 15 minutes for light-skinned individuals, 40 minutes
for darker skin). Vitamin D is also available as a dietary supplement and can
be found at ProHealth” (Bindler & Ward, 2011, para.9).
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Gardening
There
is nothing like sticking your in Mother Earth to cheer me up. “Researchers from Bristol University and
University College London discovered using laboratory mice, that a
"friendly" bacteria commonly found in soil activated brain cells to
produce the brain chemical serotonin and altered the mice's behaviour in a
similar way to antidepressants” (Paddock, 2007, para.3). Gardening also adds exercise and vitamin D as
we do it.
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Marijuana
I was amazed to find a study concerning
marijuana and depression. Jiang, et.al.
(2005) report that “chronic, but not acute, HU210 treatment promoted
neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus of adult rats and exerted
anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects. X-irradiation of the hippocampus
blocked both the neurogenic and behavioral effects of chronic HU210 treatment,
suggesting that chronic HU210 treatment produces anxiolytic- and
antidepressant-like effects likely via promotion of hippocampal neurogenesis”
(para.1). In plain English pot helps the
brain get over depression.
Marijuana Does Not Harm Brain Function
MacDonell
(2016) reveals that “Staci Gruber, PhD, director of the Marijuana
Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) program at McLean
Hospital—Harvard Medical School’s largest psychiatric affiliate—is the lead
“Splendor in the Grass?” researcher. Her initial report is twofold positive.
For one thing, weed treatment led to patients breezing through an array of
brainteasers with enhanced speed and accuracy” (para.5). In a different McLean report Gruber states
that “after three months of medical marijuana treatment, patients actually
performed better, in terms of their ability to perform certain cognitive tasks,
specifically those mediated by the frontal cortex” (MacDonell, 2016, para. 6). Opioid use decreased by 42% among the
participants who also reported improvements in overall health, sleep, as well as
their clinical conditions (MacDonell, 2016).
Use Depression to make Ourselves Stronger
Use Depression to make Ourselves Stronger
“A
recent article from the BBC News features Dr Paul Keedwell, an expert on mood
disorders at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. Keedwell says
that depression is not a human defect at all, but a defense mechanism that in
its mild and moderate forms can force a healthy reassessment of personal
circumstances. ‘Don’t beat yourself up about being depressed, in most cases it
will run its course provided you take yourself out of the situation that caused
it.’ Depression can actually serve a purpose, deepening and enriching the human
experience. By overcoming challenging times in our lives, we can actually
become stronger evolutionarily speaking” (Bindler & Ward, 2011, para.11). When we feel depressed we can make changes to
improve ourselves without running to the psychiatrist.
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It seems like one of the best ways for the People to take control of their lives is to go back to the Olde Wives Tales of treating illness. I left college with a degree in the Criminal Justice System & all my classes for a bachelors in psychology & the main thing that i learned is that the system is just out f&% the working Folks.
Their colleges are paid for by big pharma/central bankers and their libraries are biased. In CJS school they taught us that 50% of law enforcement is corrupt & this the only reason that organized crime flourishes is because of this. They also taught us about big pharma lobbying make weed illegal in the first place, and Ronald Reagan taking millions of $$$ to bring drugs into America while his wife made the drug war. People should NOT be punished for using a plant. In Genesis it says " & God made all the plants & seed yielding herbs for mankind to use".
So, i made some blogs because i think my idea is a goode one, and i was bored.
Part 1: Big Pharma Controls the Medical Industry @ http://citedinfo.blogspot.com/2017/03/part-1-big-pharma-controls-medical.html
Part 2: Beating the Cancer IndustryScam @ http://citedinfo.blogspot.com/2017/03/part-2-beating-cancer-industry-scam.html
Part 3: Home Remedies to the Rescue @ http://citedinfo.blogspot.com/2017/04/part-3-home-remedies-to-rescue.html
This author first learned of colloidal silver from a holistic doctor’s video at the time of the ebola scare, and the doctor showed some books that told of miraculous cures with colloidal silver that have been “squashed” in the medical industry because it kills “600 pathogens”. Dr. Sirian explained that colloidal silver will kill ebola so I pursued incorporating it into my life. As a single mom, I could not pay the doctor for his small bottles, but I did find out how to make it and ordered my silver rods for 20$. After 3 years of experimenting and researching I do believe that it is a miracle drug that could change and save lives so I will make this blog.
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Sometimes a dirty energy field will cause problems that psychiatry and psychology miss for which i have some blogs about keeping the energy field clean.
Victims of Sexual Abuse May Need a Goode Cleanse @ http://citedinfo.blogspot.com/2017/07/victims-of-sexual-abuse-need-goode.html
When Children are Afraid to be Alone with a Bit on Protecting Your Childe @ http://citedinfo.blogspot.com/2017/06/when-children-are-afraid-to-be-alone.html
Shadows and Shadow People with a Protection Tip @ http://citedinfo.blogspot.com/2017/06/shadows-and-shadow-people-with.html
tips on cleansing @ http://citedinfo.blogspot.com/2017/06/tips-on-cleansing.html
Signs of Astral Attack and a Goode Light Cleasnsing Method @ http://citedinfo.blogspot.com/2017/06/signs-of-astral-attack-and-goode-light.html
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