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DRUGS TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH

Mental health treatment starts early in the life. Although, the disease can be treated easily, your treatment depends on the illness that you have, and the how severe is the disease.

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DRUGS TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH

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  1. DRUGS TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH Mental illness not only affects a person’s feelings, but also affects the way he lives his life. Mental illness doesn’t happen from a single factor, rather. It happens because of multiple factors from genes to environmental aspects. Mental health treatment starts early in the life. Although, the disease can be treated easily, your treatment depends on the illness that you have, and the how severe is the disease. Drugs play an important role in treating your illness and disorders. There are several treatments that are designed specifically curing this disease. Your treatment may include psychotherapy, rehabilitative services and programs to help with those problems that medication can’t treat. Some medications take few weeks to show their effect while others might take a bit longer. Medications such as mood stabilizing medications, anti-anxiety medications, and antidepressants help to much extent during mental illness. Antidepressants Antidepressants are those drugs which are used to treat depression, anxiety, and phobia and are available only on prescription. Antidepressants boost the activity of particular brain chemicals which are responsible for regulating the mood. However, antidepressants don’t work for every person. The different types of Antidepressants are SSRI, SNRI and MAOI such as such as Nardil, Parnate, and Emsam etc.

  2. Mood-stabilizing medications: Taken for Bi-Polar disorder, Mood stabilizers are used to treat and prevent highs and lows. They minimizes the negative effects of mood on functioning at work or in social situations. Sometimes they are used with antidepressants to treat the depression. This includes drugs such as lamotrigine, Carbamazepine, Valproate etc. Anti-anxiety medications: These medications are used to treat anxiety disorders. These drugs carry the risk of addiction so they should not be used for long-term. The drugs can provide relief temporarily, but they also come with side effects and safety concerns. Some of the anti-anxiety medications include Benzodiazepines, SSRI. Deciding to take medication is all about balancing the benefits against side effects. You never know which medication might affect you for good or for bad. Contact us: 8892122309 For More Information Visit: http://healthhelix.in/

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