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Depression In Women.
Filed Under (Depression) by Guest Author on 18-10-2011
Several contributing factors that causes depression were being identified In women, for example, the contributing influences may vary from reproductive hormones to social pressures as response to stress which the doctors also believe that hormonal balance or imbalance may be evident during puberty, pregnancy, and menopause, as well as after giving birth or experiencing a miscarriage.
Moreover, hormone fluctuations occurring in the monthly menstrual cycle of women probably contribute to premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe syndrome marked especially by depression, anxiety, and mood swings that occur in the week before menstruation and interfere with normal activities.
What will help minimize the risk of depression among women is awareness about the factors causing it, especially getting the facts from their doctors.
Medical study findings show that it is not advisable to be under antidepressant medication such as Zoloft because it tends to worsen the condition the most.
Depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder(SAD), and premenstrual dysphoric mood disorder (PDMD) are the common illness among patients which uses Zoloft, the antidepressant drug as treatment.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) member Sertraline Hydrochloride also known as Zoloft increases the amount of neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain as it blocks the resorption of serotonin from synapse.
The common side effect is headaches, drowsiness, nausea, insomnia, and dryness of the mouth. The other side effects causes great discomfort among patient because it doesnt subside until the medication is discontinued such as decline in sexual performance, mainly ejaculation-related problems, as well as Zoloft birth defect among women. There are also side effects which doesnt subside until the medication is discontinued which severe anxiety is being experience through decline in sexual performance, mainly ejaculation-related problems, as well as Zoloft birth defects.
Depression is not “one size fits all,” most particularly when it comes to the genders.The effect of depression in men and women is not the same in pattern and symptoms to which women are more prone to depression compared to men.
Statistic shows that depression among women is more common than men and has the tendency to develop clinical depression as men. There are about 15 million depressed people in the United States and majority of them are women which nearly two-thirds do not get the help they need.
Instead of automatically depending on antidepressant medication, it is recommended that psychotherapy and antidepressant therapy should also be considered to lower the number of women suffering from depression.





