MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION
Which Prescription Medications Can Cause Depression?
1. Acyclovir (Zovirax) used to treat herpes or shingles.
2. Anticonvulsants such as Ethosuximide (Zarontin) and Methsuximide (Celontin) used to treat epilepsy.
3. Barbiturates such as Phenobarbitone (Phenobarbital) and secobarbital used to prevent epilepsy and treat anxiety.
4. Benzodiazepines such as Diazepam (Valium), Lorazepan (Ativan), Flurazepam (Dalmane), Triazolam (Halcion), Clonazepam (Klonopin), Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Alprazolam (Xanax) which are used to treat anxiety, insomnia and to relax muscles.
5. Beta blockers such as Atenolol (Tenormin), Metoprolol (Lopressor) and Carvedilol (Coreg) which are used to treat high blood pressure, angina chest pain, abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure and migraines.
6. Bromocriptine (Parlodel) used to treat Parkinson's disease.
7. Calcium channel blockers such as Nifedipine (Procardia), Verapamil (Calan) and Diltiazem (Cardizem or Tiazac) used to treat high blood pressure, chest pain, abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure.
8. Contraceptives such as Norplant.
9. Disulfiram (Antabuse) used to treat alcoholism.
10. Estrogens such as Premarin and Prempro used as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat symptoms of menopause and osteoporosis.
11. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and Ofloxacin (Floxin) used to treat infections such as urinary tract infections.
12. Interferon alfa used to cancer and hepatitis B.
13. Isotretinoin (Accutane) used to treat acne.
14. Opioids such as Codeine, Morphine, Meperidine (Demerol), OxyContin (Oxycodone), Percodan (aspirin+oxycodone) which are used to relieve pain.
15. Statins such as Atorvastatin (Lipitor), Lovastatin (Mevacor), Simvastatin (Zocor), Pravastatin (Pravachol) and Fluvastatin (Lescol) used to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks.
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| Prescription medications can cause and treat depression. |
BIBLICAL THERAPY
Obey God
When Jonah was in his depressing situation which he described as, “The waters surrounded me up to my soul. The deep closed around me and weeds were wrapped around my head. I went down to the moorings of the mountains and the earth’s bars closed around me”, (Jonah 2:5-6) we know that cause of his problems was his disobedience to God because he went to Tarshish while God wanted him to go to Nineveh.
Therefore, if “Troubles have surrounded you up to your core and deep problems have closed in around you and worries have wrapped themselves around your head and you have sank down, weighed down by mountainous problems and the grave seems to be closing in around you,” (Jonah 2:5-6) reflect on your life and if you have gone to the left while God wanted you to go to the right. Analyse your life and do what God wants you to do because you can’t fight God and win.
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| Depression for Dummies |
ACTIVITIES
1. Go through your medications and see if any of them may be contributing to your depression. If they are and if you are not sure, consult your doctor.
2. Pray and ask God to reveal to you if you have disobeyed him in any way (if it is not clear in your conscience) and then set out to do the right thing in God’s eyes.
3. Click here for Lesson 6
NB These therapies are to be used to complement treatment from your doctor and not to be use as substitutes for medical treatment.
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