Depression is a medical illness that involves your thoughts, mood, and body. It affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things.
Common Symptoms of Depression:
• Feeling sad, blue, and incapable of feeling pleasure.
• Change in appetite. Eating too much or not enough.
• Changes in sleeping habits.
• Feeling hopeless, worthless, guilty, low self esteem.
• Loss of energy, no motivation, no interest or pleasure in activities.
• Persistent physical symptoms such as aches, pains, headaches, stomach aches, and pain which no physical cause can be found.
• Thoughts of death and suicide.
• Weight gain or weight loss
General Causes of Depression
Depression can be triggered by traumatic life events, poor diet, genetic conditions, blood sugar imbalances, medical illness, hormone imbalance, lack of exercise, medications, drug and alcohol use, and digestive difficulties. These triggers are known to cause or contribute to neurotransmitter imbalances.
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry signals to your brain and nerves. When the messages are not delivered correctly Depression and other mental and physical problems can occur.
Find the Cause of Your Depression by testing your neurotransmitter levels
A single neurotransmitter imbalance can result in multiple symptoms. By identifying the chemical imbalances with neurotransmitter tests and understanding how neurotransmitters function and interact in depression, it is possible to better match treatments to each individuals own chemical imbalance. Often in traditional psychiatry numerous medications are tried without a clear understanding of what would really correct the issue. Lack of training and interest in new testing and treatment methods are also to blame. You could end up on several different medications that are potentially toxic to your body.
You can now test your Neurotransmitter levels by a simple non invasive urine test. This test can determine your levels of:
Neurotransmitter testing:
•Has demonstrated in studies direct neurotransmitter transport out of the CNS, into the periphery, via blood-brain barrier transporters.
•Is a more efficient way to establish the response an individual is having towards medicines and supplements taken for conditions like depression and anxiety.
•Urinary neurotransmitter testing may identify the underlying neurochemical imbalances that affect mental disorders.
•Has repeatedly demonstrated by researchers that urinary neurotransmitter measurements correlate with neurological conditions.
How Do I Get Tested?
Neurotransmitter test kits can be sent anywhere in the world. This testing utilizes a simple urine specimen you collect in the privacy of your home and send back via postal service to the lab.
Don’t trust your brain chemistry to just anyone! Find a mental health practitioner that:
•Is experience in neurochemistry and neurotransmitter dysfunction
•Provides customized treatment protocols based on symptoms and lab results
•Provides consultations and follow up testing
•Has training and experience with natural and psychotropic medications
Natural Depression Cure
With the information provided from testing you will be able to better cure the symptoms of depression.
Neurotransmitter Imbalances can be corrected naturally by using targeted amino acid therapy which has the ability to raise or lower levels of the neurotransmitters found out of balance. When your neurotransmitter levels come back into balance the chemical messages are now delivered correctly. Restored communication means the alleviation of depressive symptoms. Under the guidance of a trained healthcare practitioner this method can also be used with medications. This can allow for lower dosages, fewer medications, and shorter time you may need medication
Valerie Balandra is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner and holistic health practitioner. Her integrative psychiatry practice focuses on identifying the cause of the chemical imbalance and provides natural treatments for depression and anxiety. For more information about please visit www.integrativepsychiatry.net
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