What is the best way to deal with Dysthmic depression?!
Question:
What is the best way to deal with Dysthmic depression?
Answers:
A lot of people suffer at one time or another with dysthymic or mild depression. It seems that feeling mildly depressed is the norm for some people. People with dysthymic depression need to do a bit of work to uncover the causes of the depression and to make alterations in their lives which can be hard to do when depressed. The underlying cause of the depression must be determined in order to properly treat the depression. Is it caused by a situation and/or by an inherited tendency for mental health problems?
Medication can be used in any situation. There are over-the-counter medications such as Sam-E St. John's Wort, Kava Kava, Theonine etc, that can be taken when one feels down or there are prescription medications that can range from $4 to $75 per month.
There are various neurotransmitters associated with dysthymia such as serotonin, GABA, norepinephrine, dopamine etc. It is important to treat the combination of neurotransmitters that are causing the problem.
Exercise sometimes treats the problem.