Title: 
Depression

Word Count:
555

Summary:
Depression is a very serious medical condition, which needs attention.  There is a wide variety of medicines available today to help you cope with your depression.  This article briefly addresses facts about depression, but for more in depth information, visit the link below.


Keywords:
Depression, helplessness, hopelessness, mental condition, mental state


Article Body:
<p>Depression is a very serious matter, which does not discriminate.  
Depression doe not care what your age is, what gender you are, 
or even what your race or social class is.</p>

<p>Depression can often make a person feel sad, helpless, hopeless, 
and irritable.  It is normal for people to have these feeling 
sometimes, but some people cannot just snap out of it and this is 
the difference between what is normal and major depression.  It is 
the determination and brutality of the emotions that determine the 
mental illness of depression from normal mood changes. </p>

<p>We are going to talk about different types of depression and how 
it can affect you.  Depression is an illness that affects your body, 
mind, disposition, thought, sleep, energy, concentration, weight, 
and much more.  Depression is not a mood, it is not a sign of 
personal weakness, and it cannot be simply willed away.</p>

<p>Clinical depression is constant and can interfere significantly with 
an individual's ability to function by emotional experiences of 
sadness, loss, or passing mood states.  Clinical depression can be 
devastating to all areas of a person's everyday life, including family 
relationships, friendships, and the ability to work or go to school.</p>

<p>Bipolar disorder (manic-depression) is a mood disorder, which 
means that the symptoms are abnormalities of mood.  Bipolar 
disorder involves episodes of both serious mania and depression.  
Bipolar disorder can have a devastating impact on sufferer's lives 
and can lead to suicide if it is not treated.</p>

<p>Major depression is a more common illness, the symptoms of which 
are mainly those of 'low' mood. </p>

<p>Causes</p>

<p>Several things can cause depression; one of the causes can be 
attributed to a deficiency of certain neurotransmitters in the brain 
that signal from one nerve cell to another.  The immune system of 
a depressed person is usually very low and therefore ineffectively 
responding to diseases, including cancer.  The everyday stressors 
faced by Americans have simply become too much for many to 
bear, and reasonably so.  In recent years, taking an anti-anxiety 
medication or anti-depressant has become as common as taking a 
multi-vitamin.</p>

<p>How to Alleviate</p>

<p>Two amino acids are known to alleviate depression in many 
persons.  They are tyrosine and L-phenylalanine.  The two amino 
acids are a natural precursor of certain neurotransmitters.</p>

<p>You can't afford what?</p>

<p>Perhaps the only thing worse than depression is having 
depression and not being able to afford treatment.  Needy Meds is 
a website that offers all the information you need to get your meds 
free, just click the name of your drug in the list on the left side of 
the page.</p>

<p>The Medicine Program is for people who do not have insurance and 
do not qualify for government programs you may qualify to enroll in 
a privately sponsored program.  They do charge a $5 processing 
fee but the medications themselves are free.  Volunteers staff this 
organization and the processing fee covers their expenses.  This 
company will contact the drug manufacturer on your behalf, or you 
can choose to contact the drug companies themselves.
Free Samples - Often pharmaceutical companies provide physicians 
with free samples.  Ask your doctor is he/she has any samples on 
hand of your medication.  </p>


