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Nobody knows exactly how these drugs help, but the current theories indicate that they act by increasing or decreasing availability of specific neurotransmitters inside the synaptic gap between nerve cells.

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Q: How do antidepressants help depressed people?
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- Counseling Sessions Help . - Find A Friend You Can Talk To (Because Keeping Things Bottled In Does Not Help] - Antidepressants Help (If Depressed.] (I Answer All Of These With Experience]


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Yes, I do feel depressed due to low barometric pressure and I have met other people with the same problem. Antidepressants don't help me. Do you know of any thing that could help people like me and others? Thank you.


What care that are suitable for depressed person?

Antidepressants and Therapy


What should you do if you are having thoughts of suicide but are not really depressed?

That doesnt make sense you probably either are depressed or really want attention.... tell some one about it and talk to you parent s about antidepressants even if you arent depressed and or are really stressed it will SERIOUSLY help big time.


Can you hear voices when you are depressed?

Yes. This is called "depression with psychotic features". Fortunately, it is treatable by antipsychotics and antidepressants.


Does medicine really help people who are depressed?

Yes, in most depressed people they help. But as with most psychiatric medications they can take up to 6 weeks for the effects to really appear.


Do anti depressants cause weight gain?

They often do. However some people when depressed don't feel like eating and lose weight, as their mood improves while taking antidepressants their appetite returns they eat more and gain weight. Did the antidepressants make them gain weight, or did the antidepressants just allow them to eat normally and regain their normal weight (which some people dislike).


Will getting drunk twice a week affect a mild case of depression?

First of all everyone is different but getting drunk even once a week can add to some ones depression. Alcohol is a depressant and the day after drinking people are often more depressed. Chronic drinkers are often depressed much of the time. When someone is depressed and a drinker it can often be difficult to tease out which came first. Some Psychiatrists don't believe in giving alcoholics and drug addicts antidepressants until they have some sobriety under their belts. I disagree with this approach and believe that antidepressants help those who their depression is caused by alcohol and drug use.


Which antidepressants don't induce feelings of suicide?

The antidepressants are probably not directly inducing those feelings, but what sometimes happens in people that have those feelings while depressed but ignore them the antidepressant gives them the extra energy and freedom of will long before really lifting the depression that there is a period where these feelings can no longer be ignored and one is tempted to act on them.Please tell your Psychiatrist what is happening. It also might help to be referred to a Psychologist for talk therapy.


How do ferrets help people?

Ferrets can help people by giving them a good laugh and can be your best friends. They can keep you company if you get lonely or depressed.


Can dogs get depressed?

YES. it is very common Antidepressants, including prozac, are often prescribed for dogs to treat anxiety or depression. If you don't play with your dog or take him for walks enought they go depressed and become very unactive.


Why do antidepressants help with Parkinsonism?

because parkinsonism is caused by, or at least correlated with low levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Antidepressants help your body regulate levels of this neurotransmitter, among other.