New fast-acting anti-depressant drug administered as nasal spray is first released in decades, offers new hope for depressive disorder treatment Depression and anxiety often afflict people simultaneously, and there is new hope to the 16.1 million adults suffering from treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder. The new drug, Spravato®, offers hope to those that have treatment-resistant depression … Continue reading Close Relative of Club Drug Offers New Hope for Depression Treatment
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Bad Medicine: Alcohol, Depression and Anxiety
The link between alcohol, depressive and anxiety disorders It is widely known, and speaking from personal experience, that those with anxiety and depressive disorders are more likely to drink alcohol since it is readily-available and can bring (short-term) relief to anyone feeling nervous, anxious or stressed in a self-medicating fashion. Alcohol and Anxiety Anxiety and … Continue reading Bad Medicine: Alcohol, Depression and Anxiety
Unhappy Together: Depression and Anxiety
You may hear the terms anxiety and depression used interchangeably. While they are different symptomatically they can and often do co-occur, which has been my experience that perhaps you or a loved one can relate to as well. In the simplest of terms my anxiety disorder caused me to be depressed. Waking up with a […]