Manic Depression and Treatments

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Manic depression is a serious cerebral disease of the brain that is associated with sudden shifts in behavior, moods and body functioning. Shift from an extreme emotion to another extreme emotion is manic depression. It is in fact, a mental illness with mood instability that affects the normal functioning of the brain. Manic depression is better known as bipolar disorder with mood instability.

This disease takes a toll on the social life and professional life of its sufferers. Manic depression reaches the utmost height of severity leading to insanity or suicide. It is said that this beating depression has been the cause of death of many brilliant artists, writers and composers.

In case of bipolar disorder, persons experience sudden and deep mood swings that may last for weeks, months or years. Left untreated, manic depression worsens gradually beyond endurance. This disease develops at three stages - firstly at the stage of mania, secondly at that of depression and thirdly, at the combined stage of mania and depression. It is difficult to treat the illness at the third stage.    

Symptoms that surface at the stage of mania are as follows:

- Enhanced energy
- Increased activity
- High rate of excitability
- Changing thoughts and ideas
- Rapid pace of talking and walking
- Irritation at minor incidences
- Lack of acumen and discretion
- Unusual behavior that may be aggressive
- Lack of concentration and interest in a thing at a time
- Feelings of greatness and grandeur
- Overconfidence and less sleep  
          
Symptoms that surface at the stage of depression are as follows:

- Vacant look in the eyes
- Frequent melancholic mood
- Feelings of helplessness and loneliness
- Feelings of exhaustion
- Frequent expression of annoyance
- Difficulty remembering and making decision
- Depleted level of energy and enthusiasm
- Mental conflict
- Suicidal tendencies and talk

Manic Depression Treatment
 
Medicinal treatment for manic depression with antidepressants is the first option for health professionals. Antidepressants help the patients feel mentally at ease and peace. Doctors many times depend on antidepressants for treating patients of bipolar disorder. Tricyclic Drugs prevent the reuptake of serotonin, epinerphrine and norepinephrine and treat depression. Antidepressants are not the first choice of physicians as intake of these drugs may show adverse effects. Bupropion (Wellbutrin), trazodone (Desurel) and maprotiline are effective antidepressants.

Other medications include anticonvulsants, antipsychotic and anti-anxiety medications to treat beating depression. 

SSRI Treatment

SSRI is the abbreviated form of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Nowadays, physicians prefer SSR inhibitors to other medications for the effective treatment of bipolar depression. They prove to be beneficial producing almost no side effects. The drawbacks of taking SSR inhibitors include GI and sleep problems. In some cases, it may bring about an unusual change in sexual function. Fuoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft) are some effective SSR inhibitors.    

MAOI Treatment

MAOI stands for Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors. The enzymatic degeneration of norepinephrine and serotonin is hampered with MAO inhibitors. Doctors recommend these inhibitors for those patients of bipolar depression who suffer from insomnia and anorexia. Only one disadvantage of taking them is that they carry risk of high toxicity. Patients under this mode of medication are required to comply with dietary restrictions. Isocarboxazid (Marplan) is one of MAO inhibitors.       

How Bolton Wellbeing Clinic helps

David R Behan’s Bolton Wellbeing Clinic at 10 Harley Street in Bolton is the one and only stop for the patients of bipolar disorder. David R Behan, a highly certified and experienced practitioner coaching the victims of manic depression.

 

 

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