I Survived Depression - so can YOU!

A new study just released by Forest Laboratories has shown that Lexapro, one medication in a group of depression drugs classified an SSRI’s is having very good results with teens ages 12 to 17. What makes this such an important step in the battle to relieve teen depression is that back in June of 2003, the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) issued a recommendation that paroxetine which is the generic name for Paxil not be used to treat children or adolescents with depression.

The recommendation by the FDA was a really big blow in the fight against depression because the major symptoms of depression which are sadness and loss of interest in usual activities can affect a teens entire life. What happens is that most teens who suffer from depression never get treated which eventually leads to problems at home and at school. (more…)

Have you ever had to do something and just the thought of doing it made you break out in a sweat and your heart begin to race? Maybe you were contemplating driving across a bridge or maybe it was a job interview, maybe it was meeting someone for the first time.

Have you ever felt the need to make sure that you locked the front door to your house after you were already down the block or worse yet maybe across town? Have you ever felt really nervous about something that other people around you thought were no big deal?

To make the situation worse, along with these feelings you probably felt very self conscious and thought “what’s wrong with me”? Did you wonder why others could cross that bridge, or speak in public or ask someone for a date?

For anyone who has ever experienced these feeling you need to understand that what you are experiencing is ANXIETY and it is estimated that there are as many as 18 million people who go through the same type of experiences when faced with similar situations.

As a matter of fact, medical professionals agree that anxiety is one of the most common medical problems today. Anxiety does not just consist of a sudden rush of emotions, like many would believe. Anxiety affects an individual on the whole. It affects how a person feels, how a person thinks, and even how a person behaves on a day-to-day basis. (more…)