"For individuals with bipolar disorder and those with chronic or recurrent major depression, medication may have to be maintained indefinitely."

"Antianxiety drugs or sedatives are not antidepressants but they are sometimes prescribed along with antidepressants; however, they are not effective when taken alone for a depressive disorder."

Depression and Suicide


Sometimes depression can cause people to feel like putting themselves in harms way, or killing themselves. Although the majority of people with depression do not die by suicide, having depression does increase suicide risk compared to people without depression.

If you are thinking about suicide, get help immediately:

* Call your doctors office.
* Call 911 for emergency services.
* Go to the emergency room of the nearest hospital.
* Ask a family member or friend to take you to the hospital or call your doctor.
* Call the toll free, 24 hour hotline of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1 800 273 TALK (1 800 273 8255) to be connected to a trained counselor at the suicide crisis center nearest you.

"Some medications must be stopped gradually to give the body time to adjust, and many can produce withdrawal symptoms if discontinued abruptly."

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"If successful, this may be a more convenient and safer medication option than the older MAOI tablets."

Great Eastern Healthcare Ltd

"Many forms of psychotherapy, including some short-term (10-20 week) therapies, can help depressed individuals."

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"Modern brain imaging technologies reveal that, in depression, neural circuits responsible for the regulation of moods, thinking, sleep, appetite, and behavior fail to function properly, and critical neurotransmitterschemicals that brain cells use to communicate are out of balance."

Healthcare Compliance Association

"Depression is a serious medical condition that affects the body, mood, thoughts, the way one eats and sleeps, how one thinks about things, and one's self perception."

Aetna Healthcare

"More than half of people with bipolar disorder type I (with severe mania) have a co occurring substance use disorder."