I did a post on top searched health conditions that you don't talk about a little while ago and depression was the No. 1 searched condition. Depression is no joke. According to Mental Health America, approximately 15 percent of people hospitalized for depression eventually take their own lives.They also state that depression is a common condition in the U.S. More than 19 million Americans have clinical depression. More interestingly, one in eight teens and one in 33 children have clinical depression. Now that's scary.
I was also surprised to read on their Web site that less than half of those who suffer from depression seek treatment. People who don't seek treatment generally feel embarrassed or view it as a personal weakness rather than an illness. The good news is, depression is treatable -- 80 percent of people who seek treatment show improvement.
So for the post today, I've listed the top searched antidepressants on AOL Search. It seems that I see at least several ads a day for antidepressants (maybe I just read too many health articles!) and I'm sure you do, too. Before taking any medication, especially for a serious condition, you should always do your research.
You can read more about depression on AOL Body and search for depression treatment on AOL Search.
Top searched depression medications on AOL Search:
1. Lexapro
2. Cymbalta
3. Zoloft
4. Wellbutrin
5. Effexor XR
6. Prozac
7. Paxil
8. Celexa
9. Trazodone
10. Remeron
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Reader Comments (Page 18 of 18)
341. WHY ISNT LITHIUM ON THIS LIST........
Posted at 10:19PM on Aug 17th 2007 by LINDA
342. I have depression bouts sometimes, I have had high blood pressure, peptic ulcers,low birth weight in 3 pregnancies.It all started when I was 13 years I drank my parents alcohol that openly sat in front of me. I knew that my parents were both unhappy.
when they drank alcohol, they fussed a lot or they went separate ways with their drinking habits(clubs, pity party buddies every traditional and non- traditional event, even furnerals. The more that anger rose up in their life which included me and my sister. this was night after night,fighting ,crying, police knocking, my dad going to jail and comming back home. my sister and I scared all kinds of drama in out of our humble abo. I went from being raised by my G-mom and sometime my mother's sister. everywhere i was given alcohol. except my-G-mom she had to wait until I had a baby. then I was grown enough. I am now 40+ and from that history throughout my womanhood i was burying all of those skeletons that history came with seeking sleeping pills, then street drugs/ marrijuana, and then I had to work to support my alcolholic/abusive husband w/ a child who was a nervous. all this happened before I was 17. It did'nt work. I look at my Jacked-up life. got divorced and lost my ever-loving mind I didn't know up from down. I ended up In pychiatic care. I was given haldol and cogentin. that medication messed me up. I was seeing and hearing things. I moved on. but now I am suffering from post-tramatic syndrome from anti-pychotic drugs from the doctor (the quack missed diagnoised) . She is forgiven. Now I can't trust anyone or anything. I am trying spiritual healing now day by day, step by step, I might not be where i should be but i like where i am a part of life and back in the midst of life and loving every challenging day. each time a battle comes along I tell myself (without looking crazy) i am going to make it. I do not focus on me anymore there are others people in this world and they need me and and i am in control not negativity what's down has got to come up unless its dead. I'm doing well with only one medication and that is for narcolpsy. and that is on its way out. I like it after the side-effects didn't kill me I believe I am going to make it. I 'm still here. after all those dark days of my life.
Posted at 2:13AM on Aug 19th 2007 by carmen
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Posted at 11:54PM on Aug 21st 2007 by Vidya
344. Depression isn't from eating wrong or holding your anger in, it's a real chemical imbalance in your brain. I've had problems since I was 13. I ate healthy, had a normal family, no abuse....and I still was miserable all of the time. Then I got into self mutilation and things just kept getting worse as the years rolled by. It wasn't until my first trip to the hospital that someone finally listened to me and didn't just throw a prescription for Prozac at me. I don't have depression from holding in my anger. I hold in my anger because depression often makes people passive-aggressive. I have meds that help me control it and keep it down because the alternative is another escort to the psych ward courtesy of the local cops. Without the meds, I'd have been dead a long time ago, instead of just having the razor scars and weight gain.
Posted at 5:46PM on Aug 23rd 2007 by Jeanne
345. #346: Good for you telling it like it is, i also have had it most of life, but was never diagnosed until the panic problems were just a way of living to me. i am better now, in fact i counsel others, but i will never be totaly carefree again. the meds. the xanax, wellbutrin combo is working for me at the moment, and beleive me when i say thiongs that are going on around me at present with sick Mom and husband who will not ever get better. i see a therapist sometimes, but in the first year, i was so messed up that i had to see him three times a week.he saved me, but helping to start this free group who all have a different situation to deal with lets you know that you are not alone and i find them to be much more compassionate, truthfull, then the so called "normal" ones out in this cruel sometimes too fast paced world for all of us to keep up with. anyway, i deffintely related to your letter. i wish you continued stability, but that is not always possible with our illness. sincerely,joni
Posted at 2:44AM on Aug 25th 2007 by joan bezner
346. Depression is a silent stalker, just when you thin the battle is over, it returns but not as severly as first. it is a chemical serotonan depletion, that is why exercise and keeping busy makes you feel better. you can never be fully carefree again, but with different meds. and changes which are necessary as your body gets used to them, you can function fairly well, i calll it flat line living, not too much excitement or sadness, try and stay in the middle. Joining a group is best thing you can do for yourself, especially if your family is saying it is hormones and allthe other miss leading topics to mask mental illness, you didn't choose to get this,so now you must accept it and learn to make best out of your life the way YOU ARE NOW!! joni
Posted at 2:46AM on Aug 25th 2007 by Joan
347. I just read several statements about people who are experiencing depression. Let me tell you, I will never take a drug of any kind for depression. Please dont laugh when you read my next statement and I will tell you why shortly. God and my faith and counseling are the only drug(s) that has helped me.
At age 5 until 11, I was contiuously raped by my step father and afraid to tell anyone about it until my daughter was 11 and I was 28, I told my mother, she did not believe me. On his death bed about 8 or 9 years ago, I was talking with him and told him I forgave him because I now know he was a mentally sick individual doing the years he raped me.
In Jan, 04, my husband of 33years decided to leave me for a 20 year younger woman, May,04, my 30 year old committed suicide in the home I presently reside in, June,04 my 5 1/2 year doberman died of liver failure.
Had it not been for my going into counseling as I was devastated because of the lost of a marriage of 33 years, for my friends, my church family and most
importantly my faith in God.
Each morning I wake up and ask God to get me thru another day and he does.
Good luck to everybody in finding their own best solution. It truly is an individual choice that each person must make, based upon their own circumstances. I would never judge someone for choosing medication, therapy, vitamins, exercise, or whatever works for them!!!
God help us all and we search and find our ways thru difficult times and days.
Pam
Posted at 2:35PM on Sep 2nd 2007 by Pam
348. Its not always about depression. Me and my partner both have a child from a previous marriage and now have one together. We are battling to cope as both our children have now decided to fight against the union. Sometimes the tabs just help to keep focus when at a point of total helplessness, frustration and continuos anger. I have been put on Cilift and have found it does not space me out and have had no effects, but it does help to maintain the self control needed in a very difficult and trying time where all i want to do everyday is just pack it in and daily think this is just not worth the fight, my sanity and emotional stability. Hopefully at the end we will be the victors and settle to a happy family.
Posted at 8:02AM on Oct 1st 2007 by Jane
349. I don't know about depressantsand anti-depressants but I think you look hot Mia!!:)
Posted at 2:34PM on Oct 16th 2007 by Roberto Lopez
350. Sigh this person posting the kimkins links is trying to pawn off their affiliate link for a fraudulent and dangerous very low calorie diet scam.
Very low calorie diets should only be done under medical supervision for obese people whom meet specific criteria and only for a short time provided essential nutrients are met. This diet is none of the above hence it's dangerous potential, you have people living off of water or diet drinks alone in their desperation to lose weight fast. Rapid weight loss on it's own carries a lot of risks and needs to be monitored closely.
This diet has made lots of people sick especially with their mental views towards food where these people end up afraid to eat, whats worse is that it has been heavily marketed to teenagers as well. On their forum they had a 14 year old girl struggling to eat only 500 calories per day, she wasn't even over weight!
The founder of the diet (Kimmer) lied about her own weight by basing this diet around her own alleged success at losing the weight and maintaining for 5 years, when she is indeed obese. Her own "after" photos that she used were fake and she also put up a bunch of success stories, which turned out to be almost all fake, with photos stolen from a Russian bride website.
In her paypal account, Kimmer made 1.2 million in one month alone from taking advantage of people desperate to lose weight.
This scam called kimkins has made it to national TV across three different channels and Kimmer has already had to go into court for a deposition for the lawsuit, with snippets aired on TV. You will find a link to the kimkins deposition here amongst links to other articles by others on this controversy:
Kimkins Diet Scam: http://pinchof.blogspot.com/2007/11/kimkins-diet-scam.html
About.com have also written about this: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/populardietplans/a/kimkinsdiet.htm
Please consider removing their link.
Posted at 11:00PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Sherrie
351. I have been dealing with being bi-polar, since I was 12. Im 24 now, and have been on meds since. Life has been so very hard, specially when you just want to live. Now, I do believe anti depressants will help with the rite combo, wich is sometimes hard to find, specially if you are sensitive like me. BUT. I found therapy, the support of my family, working hard even when I dont want to, eating healthy and staying in shape help out so very much, and has saved me in many situations. This is just an opinion but I will give a tip that I found acupuncture works wonders, as well as natural healing, defiantly helps. The world is beautiful, dont ever give up. Use your illness to help others. It may feel like a curse, but it also can be a blessing at times. Cheers.
Posted at 11:20PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Benjamin O