Ketamine is a drug most people know as a party drug and inhibition reducer. It’s a synthetic compound that showed up for the first time in 1962 as a painkiller to help wounded people in combat areas. Veterinarians use it as…
Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD), or treatment-refractory depression, is that which tends not to respond to ordinary medications. People with it try a variety of prescription medications and different kinds of therapy without seeing any improvement. However, experience tells us that they…
The relationship between yoga and depression may be difficult to understand. One of the main symptoms of depression is apathy towards most activities. Practicing yoga offers multiple benefits to those who suffer from depression. After depression is diagnosed, a combination of…
In the last few decades, many studies have shown that certain medications can enhance the effects of therapeutic interventions and reduce the intensity and frequency of psychiatric symptoms. One such class of medications is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), mainly…
It’s been almost three years since I started suffering panic and anxiety attacks. It’s gotten a lot more intense in the past few months. There were days when I felt like I couldn’t leave the house, or my head, or the…
Although they are two separate illnesses, we have known about the relationship between thyroid disorders and depression for a long time. It is common for hypothyroid patients to feel fatigued, discouraged, or apathetic. It can get to the point where they end…