Drasticq
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- Sep 15, 2019
The obvious two treatments are counselling/therapy and medication.
However, there are other treatments, some of which you may not have coined in.
Massage and acupuncture, including aromatherapy and reflexology can improve mood and are lovely little perks to have any which way!
Now, dark chocolate. Not in huge quantities! But a little every now and then can act as a great antidepressant.
Leafy salads such as lettuce and cabbage aid in sleep. In fact, herbal sleeping tablets often are no more than crushed leaves. And good sleep means better mood.
Light boxes can simulate sunshine which combats seasonal low mood, known as SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder.
eTNS - can reduce symptoms of depression in week by as much as 50%. Touted as having no side effects, a very, very low current passed across the head can make patients feel "alert yet relaxed".
rTMS is being championed as the new electroshock. A magnetic pulse or trains of quick pulses are passed through the head for about half an hour and patients generally report an improvement in their mood very comprehensibly.
ECT, aka. electroshock. I know, it sounds barbaric, but it really works and is quite sophisticated nowadays. If nothing else works for you this last resort treatment will perk you up big time - hopefully! You are sedated, paralysed and treated quickly. Sadly memory functions can be affected and anaesthesia carries risks. But if you need it, you need it.
I hope this post helps someone.
However, there are other treatments, some of which you may not have coined in.
Massage and acupuncture, including aromatherapy and reflexology can improve mood and are lovely little perks to have any which way!
Now, dark chocolate. Not in huge quantities! But a little every now and then can act as a great antidepressant.
Leafy salads such as lettuce and cabbage aid in sleep. In fact, herbal sleeping tablets often are no more than crushed leaves. And good sleep means better mood.
Light boxes can simulate sunshine which combats seasonal low mood, known as SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder.
eTNS - can reduce symptoms of depression in week by as much as 50%. Touted as having no side effects, a very, very low current passed across the head can make patients feel "alert yet relaxed".
rTMS is being championed as the new electroshock. A magnetic pulse or trains of quick pulses are passed through the head for about half an hour and patients generally report an improvement in their mood very comprehensibly.
ECT, aka. electroshock. I know, it sounds barbaric, but it really works and is quite sophisticated nowadays. If nothing else works for you this last resort treatment will perk you up big time - hopefully! You are sedated, paralysed and treated quickly. Sadly memory functions can be affected and anaesthesia carries risks. But if you need it, you need it.
I hope this post helps someone.
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