What medicine is effective for depression?

In modern life, more and more people are affected by emotions, leading to crises in their lives. Among them, mental illness is very dangerous. This disease can cause extremely negative manifestations of physical consciousness, leading to people's pessimism, which in turn brings dangerous consequences. Depression is a mental illness that has a very serious impact and requires timely treatment and control. Let’s take a look at what medicine is effective for depression?

It is recommended to take antidepressants for depression, such as: new selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, selective serotonin and norepinephrine dual receptor inhibitors. If insomnia or anxiety occurs in the early stage, drugs to improve insomnia should be taken: benzodiazepines, and anti-anxiety drugs should be taken at the same time.

It is currently believed that the cause of depression is caused by multiple factors, such as pre-onset personality, adverse life and work events, genetic factors, stress, etc., not a single factor. These factors are all triggers, and the cause of the disease is still unknown.

But one thing is certain, these triggers can lead to an imbalance in the brain's neuroendocrine and neurotransmitters, causing symptoms such as depression, and antidepressants can make the imbalanced neuroendocrine and neurotransmitters return to normal, thereby eliminating depressive symptoms and restoring mood to normal. One more thing to add: The functions of the brain are all transmitted through neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are like postmen, transmitting information and performing physiological functions. The more important neurotransmitters include: 5-HT (serotonin), NE (norepinephrine), DA (dopamine), etc.

Principles for the use of antidepressants: single medication as the main method, combined medication when necessary.

1. Adequate dosage: If the dosage of the medicine taken is not enough, the medicine will take effect slowly and the therapeutic effect will be poor. Generally speaking, the commonly used dosage described in the instructions is the therapeutic dosage. For each patient, a psychiatrist should determine whether it is sufficient.

2. Adequate course of treatment: that is, the dosage of the medicine should be sufficient and the duration of taking it should be sufficient. If the duration is insufficient, the effect will not be good. Generally speaking, adequate medication is taken for 8-10 weeks, and the efficacy needs to be evaluated to decide on the next step of treatment: whether to continue taking the medication, change the medication, or use a combination of medications.