| In today's fast-paced world, do most of the people find | | | | from here, since the results for this kind of illness are |
| 24 hours a day enough to accomplish the tasks that | | | | not instantaneous.The important thing in dealing with |
| they wanted to? More often than not, they may find | | | | such cases is the knowledge of the physician. The |
| that they do not have enough time. This lack of time, | | | | physician dealing with such kinds of cases must be |
| load and pressure of work creates anxiety and | | | | well informed of the past and all the other related |
| produces panic situations. The result is mind full of | | | | events in connection with the patient. He must also be |
| tensions and worries. All these factors combined | | | | well informed of the past illnesses and medication |
| cause loss of sleep, loss of health and other kinds of | | | | prescribed. It is the responsibility of the doctor that he |
| mental and physical illnesses.All these things combined | | | | must not make the patient entirely dependant on drugs. |
| drive a person to the use of anti-depressants and | | | | He should also encourage the patient to undergo |
| other medications. Anti-depressants have been quite | | | | psychotherapy as the main course of recovery and |
| popular in treating stress related diseases in the past | | | | drugs should be used as a secondary curing |
| and to an extent even now. Taking pills is a commonly | | | | agent.Latest trends have proven that when |
| observed scene across the world now. Nevertheless, | | | | psychotherapy and drugs are used together, they |
| is it the correct way out? Is there any other alternative | | | | have a far more beneficial result than with pills alone. In |
| to it?Millions of people across the globe have been | | | | addition, in most of the cases of mild attack only |
| taking anti-depressants for years and are if not | | | | psychotherapy should be prescribed. This would also |
| completely satisfied. However, anti-depressants take | | | | help in keeping the patient away from otherwise |
| at least a few weeks to act on our body and a | | | | almost addictive anti-anxiety, anti-panic drugs.Panic and |
| significant number of people taking these drugs are not | | | | anxiety lead to depression at a later stage and are the |
| very satisfied.The biggest problem with the general | | | | most common causes of suicides. Most of the |
| physicians is that they have very little training in the | | | | teenage suicide cases have been largely due to the |
| field of anxiety and panic situations treatments. Thus, it | | | | factors. As such, we do not see suicides as an innate |
| does not become difficult only for the patient but also | | | | part of depression but it is the end result in many a |
| the doctor to prescribe drugs under such | | | | cases.ConclusionBut at the end of the day it is up to |
| circumstances.The point here is that it is not difficult to | | | | you to decide whether you want to take these |
| deal with cases of high cholesterol or blood pressure | | | | anti-depressant and anti-anxiety pills or not, but you |
| or high blood sugar etc. the doctor can prescribe any | | | | must weigh the pros and cons of these medicines |
| particular treatment for any of these diseases | | | | before taking any further steps. You must consult not |
| because there are established standards. You can | | | | just your doctor but also your parents, your friends, |
| take a few pills and it will come under control. | | | | your spouse before making a final decision. Above all, |
| However, unlike all these depression and anxiety is a | | | | you must be totally convinced of your state before |
| very complicated illness. It cannot be analysed in a | | | | going in for any kind of therapy.Joshua Poon is the |
| matter of a few hours and tests. The treatment for | | | | webmaster and publisher of He had been counselling |
| such illnesses can go on for up to a few months or | | | | people with depression, anxiety and panic attacks. He |
| years and even the medication goes on for an equally | | | | also writes articles about self help, inspiration and |
| long time. Treatment could be very clearly inferred | | | | personal development. |