Depression is the most common mental disorder nowadays. So, homeopathy can help you in curing this depression whether it is acute or chronic.
WHAT IS DEPRESSION?
- CLINICAL DEPRESSION
- UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION
- UNIPOLAR DISORDER
CLINICAL DEPRESSION: When clinically diagnosed that the person is suffering from depression.
MAJOR DEPRESSION: It requires treatment because of severity of the symptoms known as unipolar depression/disorder. It is termed as unipolar as it has only one phase of depression and it is long and continued as single phase disorder.
Depression is a state of low mood which leads to aversion and activity. It is only a state of low mood rather than a disease or it can be a mental disorder.
WHAT IS CLINICAL DEPRESSION?:
- It’s usual to feel lower unhappy at various times in our lives but clinical depression is more than its severity/frequency.
- When its disrupts the person from social functioning and daily life and lasts for more than we weeks, that is a sign of clinical depression.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BIOOPLAR AND UNIPOLAR DISEASE:
If patient has had an episode of mania or elevated mood, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is made.
Depression without mania referred to as unipolar disorder because the mood remains at one emotional state “pole”.
UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION — does not have alternating episodes.
BIPOLAR DEPRESSION — Either mania or hypomania.
PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION:
- About 20% of population at least suffered from depression and 80% people suffer from it once in their lives.
- Average age of first bout is around late 20’s.
- Women affect more than men.
- This is about 6.7% of all adults in the US.
- Youngsters are getting more affected especially teenagers.
CAUSATIVE FACTORS OF DEPRESSION:
- Adversity in childhood as bereavement.
- Neglect.
- Mental Abuse.
- Physical Abuse.
- Sexual Abuse.
LIST EVENTS LEAD TO DEPRESSION:
- Childbirth.
- Menopause.
- Financial difficulties.
- Unemployment.
- Stress.
- Social isolation.
- Catasphophic injury.
- Relationship troubles.
- Jealousy.
- Separation.
CAUSATIVE FACTORS RELATED TO PERSONALITY:
- Low extroversion.
- Negativity.
- Sadness — long and continued grief.
- Failure or position loss.
MEDICAL TREATMENTS INDUCED DEPRESSION:
- Beta blockers.
- Isotretinoin.
- Contraceptives.
- Cardiac agents.
- Anti-consulsants.
- Anti-migraine drugs.
- Anti-psychotic.
- Hormonal agents.
OTHER CAUSES OF DEPRESSION:
- Sedatives.
- Opipids — painkillers and drugs such as heroin.
- Stimulants such as cocaine.
- Hallucinogens.
- Inhalants.
- Alcohol.
ALCOHOLISM:
Alcohol can be a depressant which slows down some regions of t he brain like prefrontal/temporal cortex negatively affecting our rationality and memory.
- Non psychariatic diseases and psychological disorders.
- Depression runs in families.
- Psychological factors — Low self esteem and harmful thinking.
SYMPTOMS OF MAJOR DEPRESSED EPISODE:
- A very low mood which pervades all aspects of life.
- An ability to experience pleasure in activities that was formely enjoyed.
- Rapid mood changes.
They may be preoccupied with thoughts and feelings of worthlessness.
- inappropriate guilt/regret.
- Helplessness/Hopelessness.
- Sense of dejection.
- Unpleasant delusions.
- Hallucinations.
- Poor concentration and Memory.
- Melancholic.
- Withdrawal from social situations and activities.
- Reduced sex drive.
- Irritability
- Thoughts of death or suicide.
- Insomnia.
- Forgetfulness.
- No sense of humor.
- Low mood/ low self-esteem.
- Loss of interest.
- Low energy, pain without a clear cause.
PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS:
- Fatigue.
- Headaches.
- Digestive problems.
- Behavior is agitated or lethargic.
HOW DO DEPRESSED CHILDREN BEHAVE?
- Display irritable mood.
- Lose interest in school.
- Show a decline in academic performance.
- Clingy.
- Demanding.
- Dependent.
- Insecure.
- Nightmares.
- Behavior problems.
- Aggression.
TYPES OF DEPRESSION:
MELANCHOLIA:
- MELANCHOLIA – is very bold. It can cause many physical changes like sleep and appetite changes.
- Cause a person to change their behavior by not wanting around other people.
PSYCHOTIC DEPRESSION:
- Melancholia with hallucinations or delusions.
- Atypical Depression — weight gain/increased appetite (comfort sleep), excessive sleep.
- Hypersonomia — sensation of heaviness in limbs known as leaden paralysis.
CHRONIC DYSTHYMIC DISORDER:
- Long term, mild depression lasting for at least 2 years. Begins in adolescence years and lasts for many years.
CATATONIC DEPRESSION:
- Remains immobile or bizarre movements.
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION:
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR DEPRESSION:
- Rx. CALCAREA CARBONICA 200 C.
- Rx. IGNATIA.
- Rx. NATRUM MURIATICUM.
- Rx. BRYONIA ALBA.
- Rx. STAPHSAGRIA.
- Rx. PULSATILLA.
- Rx. SEPIA
CONSTIUTIONAL SYMPTOMS OF CALCARERA CARBONICA:
- Main feeling of Calcarea is the NEED for stability and security.
- There is a feeling of being too weak to face cruelty and roughness of the world.
- “Delusion” that he is weak.”
- “Delusion ” that he is small.”
- Seeks protection he needs by expressing a lot of fears.
- Surrounds himself by a lot of people who protect him.
- Don’t go out much; don’t want any adventure in life.
- Choose for themselves, friends and partners who are protected.
- Fear of poverty.
- Home represents the protective shell.
- Apprehensive < towards evening; shuddering and dread as evening draws near.
- Fears loss of reason.
- Fears that some misfortune will happen.
- If a Calcarea carbonica patient cannot manage to get protection he needs, develops intense fears and “talks of nothing”, but murder, fire and rats.
- Calcarea carbonica also has dreams as if watching a murder.
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION OF CALCAREA CARBONICA:
- Average to work.
- Forgetful; learns poorly.
- Depressed; melancholic and dousting mood.
- Fear of being observed.
- Confused, misplaced words.
- Fear of death; tormenting him day and night.
- Suspicious.
- Sits and thinks about little affairs that amount to nothing.
- Sits and breaks sticks etc all day long.
- Child is afraid of everything.
- Irritable without cause.
- Little girls become sad and melancholic and talk about future world and angels, want to die and go there and want to read the Bible all day.
- Disclination for every kind of work.
- Delusions/Madness.
- Spits in faces of people.
- Fear of shadows thrown by candlelight.
- Forgetfulness; vanishing of thoughts.
- Doesn’t care to get well.
- Aversion to everything as soon as he sits idle.
- Nervousness <mental exertion> closing eyes.
- Sensation as if he would drop unconscious.
- Confusing; doesn’t know where she is on stooping.
CONSTITUTIONAL SYMPTOMS OF IGNATIA 200C:
- Ailments from shocks, griefs, disappointment.
- Changeable mood.
- Introspective.
- SILENT BROODING.
- Melancholic; sad and tearful
- Inward weeping — enjoys being sad (10 am or in 50 it can kill acute depression).
- Looks about the bed as if to find something.
- Ailments from wounded honor.
- Weeping; laughing.
- Ailments from silent grief/ MONO-MANIA.
- Ailments from hearing bad news.
- From vexation with reserved displeasure.
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION OF IGNATIA 200 C:
- Desire to be alone; to sit and to brood in silence and grief to smother.
- Everything.
- Fear of trifles; of things coming near him.
- Faints easily; girls who fall in love with married men.
- Incredible change of mood jesting and laughter, changing to sadness and tears.
- Grieves continually over imaginary troubles.
- Indifference to everything.
- Mistakes in writing and talking and awkward motions.
- Full of suppressed grief; seems weighed down by it; broods over.
- Great grief after losing persons or objects that were very dear.
- Delusion she is breaking her vow.
- Fear he will never sleep again.
- Wildness @ trifled; brooding.
- At rages and tears clothes.
- Believes herself married and pregnant.
- Aversion to every amusement.
- Remorse about imaginary crimes.
- Intolerance to noise.
- Anger followed by silent grief or sorrow.
- Suicidal thoughts.
- Great weakness of memory; forgets everything except dreams.
- Slight blame.
- Hides under bedcover and peeps timidly from under it. Makes fists; spasms after fight.
So depression after grief/sorrow
- Lost someone.
- Disappointment.
- From wounded.
MEDICINE WILL BE Rx. IGNATIA 200 C.
CONSTITUT8ONAL SYMPTOMS OF NATRUM MURIATCUM:
- Let down or betrayed or disappointed.
- Relationship is one to one basis.
- Feels betrayal of trust or faith.
- Fear of being emotionally hurt or disappointed and is reserved.
- Despair about future weak will.
- Very ill-humored in morning.
- Child irritable and cross when spoken to; crying from slightest cause.
- Feels confused and homesick.
- Unapproachable.
- Tremendous insecurity with fear of being alone (Natrum Carbonicum)
- Delusion; looks wretched when looking in mirror and other person disappear or leave.
- Makes the person to do her best to be nurturing and caring.
- But when hurt, withdraw completely.
- Great sadness — weeping when alone.
- Aversion to consolation.
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION OF Rx. NATRUM MURIATICUM 200:
- Ill effects of grief.
- Depressed particularly in chronic diseases.
- Consolation.
- Irritable.
- Awkard, hasty.
- Wants to be alone to cry.
- Reserved.
- Bitterness, tremendous anger, irritability, hatred and malice.
- Diverts on past disagreeable occurences for purpose of thinking on them.
- Indulge grief when cause gloomy thoughts.
- Alternating mental conditions.
- Extremely forgetful.
- Laughs/cries immediately.
- Weeping when thinking of past events.
- Prevailing depression of mind and crossness and speaks of irritableness.
CONSTITUTIONAL SYMPTOMS OF Rx. BRYONIA 200:
- Feeling of a loss.
- Very Industrious, busy, and determined and works at a feverish pace.
- Becomes dry, insensitive to the emotions and feelings of others.
- Talks little and doesn’t like to be disturbed.
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION OF Rx. BRYONIA 200:
- Delirium; wants to go home.
- Wants to be let alone; aversion to company as it causes one to talk.
- Persistent thoughts on waiting.
- Vanishing of thoughts on reading.
- Weakness of mind.
- Fear of thunderstorm.
- Difficult holding a continuous train of thought.
- A strong desire for security.
- Weeping mood.
- Anxiety in whole body completed him to do something constantly wherever he went found no rest.
CONSTITUTIONAL SYMPTOMS OF Rx. STAPHYSAGRIA 200:
- Morbidly sensitive.
- They sit themselves a task nearly impossible. The task to maintain their dignity despite being beaten down insulted and humilated.
- He must never lose his control.
- Cannot lose temper and become abusive or violent.
- Grieves about the consequences.
- Worries about the effect of such a lack of control on his reputation.
- Should bear all the humilitations but must not respond or lose his dignity.
- Main character of straphysagria is extreme sensitivity and reactivity both emotionally and physically.
STAPHYSAGRIA many fears:
- fears of being insulted.
- fear of being mortified.
- fear of being killed.
- he can be afraid even of his own shadow.
- Always under somebody whom to obey.
- Indicated extremely sensitive like a painful surgical scar or a sensitive tooth.
So there is:
- Insulted feeling.
- Mortification.
- Suppressed Anger.
- Occasional violent outbursts of anger.
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN STAPHYSAGRIA:
- Sad.
- Snappish/Sensitivity mentally physically.
- Imagine insults
- Sadness without any cause.
- Ill effect after scolding and punishment.
- Afraid of his own shadow and always angry.
- Tries to destroy things.
- Sad and irritable and especially depressed.
- Patient moody and prefers solitude.
- Sees people, someone behind him.
- Dullness from conversation; from emotions.
- Sleep greatly disturbed.
- Attacks of mental disturbances.
CONSTITUATIONAL SYMPTOMS OF Rx. PULSATILLA 200:
- Not able to face hardness of the world.
- Tries to cover it up by finding soft, caressing, gentle people.
- Childish more in females.
- Submissive.
- Very dependent and seem to want a warm caress or a hug and words of sympathy.
- Moods change easily.
SYMPTOMS OF Rx. PULSATILLA 200:
- Delusion alone always.
- Timid, irresolute.
- Fears in evening to be alone.
- Craves sympathy.
- Easily discouraged.
- Highly emotional, easily moved to tears and laughter.
- Easily offended.
- Very irritable, touchy.
- Wondering thoughts.
- Very tearful and weeps at everything.
- Sadness; evening > open air.
- Fear of insanity.
- Weary of life /Restless mood.
- Oversensitive to pain.
- Frightful visions when closing eyes.
- Sinks into conditions of sadness and despondency.
CONSTIUTIONAL SYMPTOMS OF Rx. SEPIA 200:
- Forced to undertake things.
- Feels body unattractive.
- Feels forced to accept situations against her/his will.
- Likes to occupy herself/himself; mentally and physically.
- Dependence may be emotional.
DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS OF Rx. SEPIA 200:
- Indifferent to those who loved best.
- Weeps when telling symptoms.
- Wants to commit suicide.
- Says and does strange things. No one knows what he/she will do next.
- Desires solitude, lies with closed eyes.
- Confused of mind when spoken to.
- Feels as if could easily injure himself/herself.
- Anger from past events.
- Delusions — someone calls on walking; seeks multitated bodies.
- Dwells on past occurences.
- Sad and Gloomy mind.
- Quiet, rarely speaks a word.
- Disposed to scold.
- Very irritable from least exertion.
- Depression on awakening in morning.
- Give short answers and desires to be alone.
- Despair about recovery and that can’t be cured.
SUMMARY OF ALL MEDICINES:
CALCAREA CARBONICA — IF SUPPORT LOSS.
IGNATIA — IF POSITION LOST.
NATRUM MURIATICUM – IF RELATIONSHIP LOST.
BRYONIA ALBA – IF LOST IN BUSINESS.
STRAPHYSAGRIA – IF DIGNITY LOST.
PULSATILLA – IF AFFECTION LOST.
SEPIA – BETWEEN RELATIONSHIP AND WORK.