Depression is a major depressive disorder or clinical depression, a mood disorder that causes persistent feeling of sadness, irritability, and empty and loss of interest in activities, for most of the day, nearly every day, for at least 2 weeks.

 Depression as a serious and common medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way of thinking and reacting.  Your ability to function at work and home may reduce by depression .it May results in many emotional and physical problems.

Symptoms

The symptoms of depression includes;

• Depressed mood of feeling sad
• Loss of interest in activities
• Change in appetite – weight loss or weight gain
• Sleeping troubles – sleeping to much or insomnia
• Increased fatigue or Loss of energy
• Feeling guilty or worthless
• Thoughts of death or suicide
• Increase in purposeless physical activity or slowed movements or speech
• Suicide or death thoughts

Symptoms lasts usually for at least  2 weeks. symptoms of medical condition like thyroid problems, brain tumor or vitamin deficiency can mimic symptoms of depression so it is important to recognize the general medical cause.

Does homeopathy treats depression?

Homeopathy system of medicine can treat depression. Homeopathy has excellent scope in the treatment of depression in gentle, safe and effective manner. Homeopathic medicines acts very deeply to the psychological level which leads to recovery of depression.

Homeopathy is the science of vital dynamics. In homeopathy for the cure of the disease it is important to know the cause of disease, by means of which the maintaining cause, exciting cause and obstacle to cure can be removed which will lead healthy life to patient with the restoration of physical as well as mental health.

The medicines in homeopathy is selected after complete analysis of case which includes patient mentals, physicals constitution, past history, family history, and medical history of the patient. Homeopathy can reduce symptoms of depression as a natural holistic therapy. The natural remedies which are potentized can cure natural disease on the basis of similar symptoms and totality of symptom that is the sum total of mental, physical and general symptoms of the patient.

Duration of homeopathic treatment

By starting homeopathic treatment the patient starts recovering in around five months. Moreover, the time period of the treatment depends on the duration of suffering of the depression and its intensity and the external atmosphere of the patient suffering from depression.

Homeopathic treatment with psychotherapy will be more effective.

Causes

The common cause of depression is environmental factor and heredity.

Other causes are

Family history of depression

Drugs and alcohol

Greif such as failed relationship, or death of loved ones

Abuse experience or stressful events during childhood

Thyroid problems

Hormonal changes in woman after delivery or  menopause

The person is more at risk with Severe health problems like alzheimer’s disease, parkinson’s disease, heart disease, arthritis and dementia to develop depression.

Conventional treatment

Psychodynamic therapy

Interpersonal therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy

SSRIs and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)

Homeopathic medicines for depression are

• Arsenic album
• Aurum metallicum
• Calcarea carbonica
• Causticum
• Ignatia amara
• Kali phos
• Natrum carb