Tag: antidepressant
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Are Antidepressants Ruining Your Sex Life?
Antidepressants are considered essential for treating chronic depression and other mental health conditions. Yet many patients cite sexual dysfunction as a common side effect, causing them embarrassment and distress. Antidepressants and Sex: What’s The Link? This article will look at managing and treating antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction, also referred to as emergent sexual dysfunction (TESD). The…
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Antidepressants and Busting The Myths of Depression
Globally, an estimated 5% of adults suffer from depression, yet almost 60 percent of these individuals don’t seek professional help. There is a stigma associated with mental illness, as well as a misconception about the benefits and use of antidepressants. Unfortunately, these two factors serve as major barriers to people seeking help. Depression does not discriminate It…
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Antidepressants: What You Should Know Before You Stop Taking Them
If you are taking an antidepressant, you may not be aware of potential problems when you stop. Recently published research suggests that taking yourself off of them too quickly can cause severe and sometimes debilitating withdrawal symptoms. What causes antidepressant withdrawal symptoms? According to a paper published in the British Journal of Clinical Practice, 56%…
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The Impact Of Depression and Anxiety On Biological Aging
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text] Depression and anxiety are associated with premature or advanced biological aging and consequently adversely impact overall health. Individuals with depressive or…
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How Your Gut Microbes Affect Your Mental Well-Being
This is Longevity Partner Content. When your gut is healthy, the rest of you also tends to be healthy – by now we accept that as fact. We also know that there are approximately one hundred trillion microbes in your digestive system – both good and bad ones. And just like your fingerprints, your system…
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Cannabis and Depression: Is Marijuana An Effective Antidepressant?
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] According to the World Health Organization, depression affects over 300 million people across…
