Major Depressive Disorder Questions

You need psychological counseling and psychological autosuggestion therapy through the online process for three weeks without any medication for the permanent solution of your psychological problems of bipolar disorder. You can contact me for this on Lybrate website or direct contact me for this on mobile. Thank you.

Sertraline is an ssri, it should be safe if your liver and kidney are healthy. Sertraline usual dose is around 50 mg. Usually antidepressants are taken long term as opposed to benzodiazepines that are short term. You should be fine, given you exercise daily, stay relaxed. There is no such thing as safest antidepressant, all antidepressants have their own side effects profile.
But you may try mirtazapine as it has least side effects.

It is important to note that there is no single cause of mental illness, and neurotransmitter imbalances may be just one of several factors that contribute to their development.
In addition to mental health complications, neurotransmitter imbalances can also contribute to a range of physical health problems. For example, serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is often implicated in depression, but it also plays a role in regulating digestion, blood clotting, and bone density. Low levels of ser...more

Hi lybrate-user.
Tab mirtazipine is an antidepressant molecule and is prescribed only by a registered practitioner .at lower dosages, it has a more of sedative action due to binding with histamine receptors. The rationale of gradually hiking or tapering the dose depends on the the status of improvement or deterioration of symptoms and hence to be done strategically by a trained professional after the thorough assessment of the patient. As sudden reduction may lead to relapse of symptoms or o...more

Cortisol is rare reason for anxiety and depression. Common neurotransmitter implicated is serotonin and it is not simple to understand the interplay between hormones and neurotransmitters ( but basic explanation can be given to a lay person). It needs understanding of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry and psychiatry, apart from general medical knowledge how these produce the symptoms and treatment.

Yes lybrate-user, you can be completely normal without phone. You just need to have some counselling with a psychotherapist and after that Dr. will tell you some therapeutic techniques to be follow, for improving your consciousness in the present moment, for memory increasing and how to cope with the withdrawal symptoms of mobile addiction.

Its hormonal imbalance that is causing fluctuations in your periods. You can get in touch with us as we would like to know more in depth about your condition to decide a proper course of medication and other therapy part.

Good morning!
yes, you can stop serlift if your doctor has advised you to do so since it is a very small dose you will not have any side effects of withdrawal. I hope this helps. If you continue to have concerns or questions you can book a second consultation opinion appointment online and the Lybrate staff will help you with the same.
Take care and have a lovely day!

Hello Lybrate user
medicine is not the only solution, you have to take therapy sessions as well with psychologist. As you said you have been taking medicines since long. Anxiety and depression are the result of stress of some past experience. Cognitive behavioral therapy is very helpful for this condition. Cbt addresses the here and now, and focuses less on the past. For some conditions in some people, other forms of psychotherapy are equally or even more effective. The key is that there is ...more

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you probably won’t hear this from your teacher or doctor, but your brain actually stops growing at age 30--followed by gradual shrinkage! research has found that a certain amount of physical degradation of the brain’s structure occurs naturally with age. This regional brain deterioration starts near the age of 30 and accelerates by age 50. Such deterioration can even start earlier for stressed-out adolescents who suffer from sexual exhaustion.
A stressful environment created by lo...more