Ten percent of Americans will experience severe depression sometime during their lives. People who suffer from depression are often reluctant to admit their condition to friends and family. Additionally, these same friends and family members may not recognize the severity of the problem. For instance, your loved one may become angry with you for not "cheering up." He or she does not understand that your brain may function differently than normal and no matter how hard you try, you simply cannot "cheer up." It is important to seek professional counseling and guidance from a medical doctor. There are many
prescription medications available that can turn your life around. Unfortunately, these drugs can have severe side effects, and some are more effective than others.
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- Emotional Problems
- Accutane / Isotretinoin
- Altretamine / Hexalen: Overview
- Antidepressants & Other Psychiatric Drugs
- Ativan / Lorazepam
- Avonex / Interferon beta-1a
- Ballou High School - Washington, D.C.
- Beta-Blockers: Overview
- Boats & Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Carbon Monoxide
- Cymbalta / Duloxetine
- Diesel Exhaust
- Dillard's & Racial Discrimination
- Georgetown, Texas
- Hills, Iowa
- Jet fuels JP-4 and JP-7
- Lariam / Mefloquine Hydrochloride
- Mercury
- Naphthalene
- Norplant Contraceptive
- Olin Corporation Plant - McIntosh, Alabama
- Paxil / Paroxetine Hydrochloride
- Perchlorate
- Plastic Surgery: Overview
- Portable Generators
- Racial Discrimination: Overview
- Railroad Workers & The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA)
- Reglan / Metoclopramide
- Rialto, California
- School Buses & Commercial Lines
- Selenium Hexafluoride
- Sexual Harassment: Overview
- Soriatane / Acitretin
- Styrene
- Teveten / Eprosartan Mesylate: Overview
- Zoloft / Sertraline