| Don't do anything right away you don't have to. You | | | | anti-depressant. There are many different types of |
| don't need the added pressure stress and it's hard to | | | | anti-depressants available, and you and your doctor |
| assess the situation and respond appropriately if you're | | | | should work together to find the right variety for your |
| overwhelmed by anxious thoughts and feelings. Identify | | | | situation. |
| the "trigger." What just happened that made you feel | | | | The Double Whammy - Medication and Therapy to |
| this way? Ask yourself whether the person involved in | | | | Treat Anxiety and Depression |
| the upsetting incident reminds you of anyone from | | | | Along with medication, sometimes therapy is |
| childhood. Work out what the person with whom you | | | | recommended. This is especially true about certain |
| are having difficulty in the present would have to do in | | | | forms of anxiety. Healing anxiety and depression with |
| order for you not to feel anxious. Make your needs | | | | therapy will work for most people, but as with |
| clear to this person. Take a walk in a natural setting | | | | medications, it will take time and some effort on the |
| and note as many new sights, sounds and scents as | | | | patient's part to make the most of the therapy |
| you can. We can't always control our moods, but we | | | | sessions. Working with your doctor to find the right |
| can learn to identify and avoid many of the situations | | | | combination for your situation can take some time. |
| that trigger anxious feelings. By making sure the people | | | | Finding the right medication that will accomplish the |
| around you know exactly what you need from them, | | | | most for you can be a situation involving trial and error. |
| you can begin to heal your anxiety and depression and | | | | If the side effects of one medication make it |
| that is a powerful defense against further anxiety. | | | | unbearable, talk to your doctor and try another. There |
| Attacking Anxiety and Depression | | | | are plenty of options out there, and all of them have |
| Healing anxiety and depression with medications has | | | | slightly different benefits and side effects. |
| become a much better option within the last ten years. | | | | Healing anxiety and depression can take a while, but it |
| Medications have become much better at solving the | | | | is possible. Finding the right way to combat both |
| specific problems that may be causing the anxiety and | | | | anxiety and depression can take a while, but with your |
| depression. It is thought that one main cause of | | | | doctor's help, you can find a solution to your problems |
| depression or some forms of anxiety occur due to | | | | and hopefully eventually rid yourself of the worst |
| chemical imbalances within your body and brain. | | | | symptoms of anxiety and depression. It may be a |
| This chemical, serotonin, is naturally occurring within | | | | slow process or it may be quicker for some; the key is |
| your brain, but occasionally, it is not produced in | | | | to not give up on your treatment options and consult |
| sufficient quantities. This can lead to depression and | | | | with your doctor for the best remedy for your |
| some forms of anxiety. Healing anxiety and depression | | | | situation. |
| in this case will usually involve taking an | | | | |