Due to increased stress
and busy routine, the problem of stress and depression in people now a day has
become very common. Situation is that people often get annoyed with small
things, due to which the level of stress is increasing. This growing stress in
our life is making us weak in both mental and physical forms.
Over the last few years,
there has been a lot of research on anti-depressant medicines i.e.
antidepressants. There are also discussions about their side effects; even
doctors are not unanimous about these medicines. Antidepressants are being used
in many other diseases besides depression. Some time ago, a survey was
conducted in five different cities in India like Mumbai, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Guwahati
and Tiruvalla from a Japanese institution; they found that approximately 50 %
of the patients were consuming antidepreatant without depression. Their
symptoms are similar to depression, due to which the doctors are giving them
these medicines.
A recent study published
in the Journal of the American Medical Association also found that in almost 45
% of cases, the advice of taking antidepressant is being given in different
diseases. These medicines are being given in conditions like migraine, angiabetes,
nerves problems, and Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and
chronic pens. In addition, these medicines are being given in premenstrual
syndrome, insomnia and sexual diffusion. It has been said in the report that
many times doctors prescribe these medicines in other diseases. Although their
dose is fixed for a limited time and consuming them for a long time can be
harmful for health.