Can depression and anxiety be cured by medication?
I would recommend that although antidepressants level out your chemical imbalances you really need to seek therapy alongside medication. Medication alone is not enough.You can try things that are free to improve depression and anxiety such as excercise, meditation, going into nature more often, looking at your life and being honest, what would you like to improve upon? If this seems difficult to do alone it is worth seeking help from a therapist or life coach as they can help you stay motivated.The best therapy for depression, however, is down to the individual and their personal belief system. Some people do well with counselling, others prefer art therapy where they can express suppressed emotions and get something creative out of the end of it. Some like to do both and seek a psychotherapist and others may just need to destress and so seek a reiki/massage treatment.I personally saw benefit from hypnotherapy after 5 sessions and discovered exactly why I had became depressed and anxious and it started from a long time before my depression actually kicked in.Due to this knowledge that everyone heals differently I set up Seek A Therapy, a Comprehensive Directory of Therapists where you enter your postcode/zipcode and therapists in your area are returned on a map with your locality in the center.It is well worth exploring different types of therapy, maybe start with counselling or CBT and also, it is well worth speaking to a GP about therapy if you can. I hope this answer helps answer your question.
Is anxiety disorder curable?
Sure. There are lots of them. Medication is an excellent tool. It doesn't even have to be an anti-anxiety medication. When I was in school, cardiac nurses told me they'd take a small dose of Inderal (propranolol) before presentations to stay calm. It's an old cardiac drug, and often used to lower heart rate. Some psychiatrists prescribe it for anxiety as it's not addictive. It doesn't change your emotional state (some anti-anxiety meds can make you a little TOO relaxed). Be careful about any existing low blood pressure, etc.! There's a whole host of anti-anxiety meds.Therapy, in many forms, can help guide you thru overcoming social anxiety in steps. It's good, but even better with medication.Having just a few successful, less panicky interactions usually brings reward in itself. You may even be self-congratulatory, which is fine--but keep it to yourself. When you're comfortable in areas of lesser anxiety, push yourself to go to the next step.Exercise--my favorite is running--also calms you and gives you a strong, steady heartbeat at rest, thereby short circuiting some of the worst parts of an anxiety disorder--racing heart, sweats, palpitations. See yourself in perspective with others. This probably should be first.Years ago I was so paralyzed with social anxiety I could not get ANY words out of my mouth in a job interview. None. And I desperately needed a job. Forty years later, after therapy, medication, and observing life, I stood in front of an audience of 500 educators, MD's, RN's, and other discussed the dangers of blood thinning medication, made jokes, and enjoyed it. I'm still shy, and will never be a butterfly. But my very very deep and limiting social anxiety is gone. My patients often told me I seem jittery--and my response is to tell them I am, I always have been. I'm not careless, I'm just anxious on any given day.Hope you find this helpful. And when you finish that speech in front of 500, pat yourself on the back for a job well done. Keep trying. Every success leads to confidence.
How to overcome depression and anxiety, without medication and seeking help?
Dear Lee, "7 Ways to beat depression" the list below should also prevent depression from happening to you if applied, you will get out of it what you put into it, reading alone will only take you so far, make the points which apply to you and tailor make it specific to yourself. Change your mind "The mind is easier to change than matter so why not do the easy thing first and the rest will take care of itself" Depression starts in the mind is your glass half empty of half full, do you see the positives, lessons and benefits of your life experiences? Change your body "Look good, feel good, feel good, look good". Take regular exercise, and give your body enough time to rest and recharge. Sometimes depression is just a way our body uses to communicate that message. Change your diet "Diets kill you which is why people don't enjoy them". Monitor what you eat, find out which foods and drink give your body the nutrients it needs, and those, which do the opposite. Determine to balance your eating habits Change your mental Mental refers to a process of thought causing a chain reaction spirit-mental-physical. Having limiting, negative beliefs and thinking create depression and becomes a habit, These effects come out in our thoughts, words, actions and physical symptoms. Positive thinking has the opposite effect Change your spirit & destiny "Our so called trials provide us with the greatest opportunity for growth" We all have a purpose in life, if we don't know what it is, or we know but we aren't working towards it, depression can set in. There are many resources out there in the personal development field to help one find their unique path. Change your friends "Who you hang out with, will influence who you become" How do you spend your spare time, who are you with, do they help you in a positive way? What do you read? Do you read? What do you watch on TV? Having quality time that uplifts you will go a long way to preventing depression. Try before you die "Experience confirms, the status quo conforms" Enjoy life fully, try new techniques and processes to help you enjoy life, don't knock something before you experience it for yourself. "Depression affects the mind and body, to beat it you need to put your mind and body into. God Bless =)