People suffering from alcohol and drug addiction are unable to withstand stress. Along with the physiological characteristics of the disease, they are exposed to mental disorders that affect their mood and quality of life. Depression becomes one of the reasons why people return to intoxicating habits. Therefore, in complex treatment, it is necessary to pay special attention to psychotherapy, combining it with drug treatment for depression.
Psychotherapists at the Ultramed clinic will help you cope with emotional stress that arises in crisis situations. And also for those who cannot withstand the modern rhythm of life and resort to “folk treatment”, which entails an even more serious deterioration in well-being. It is recommended to seek help from a psychotherapist in the following cases:
- alcoholism
- addiction
- relative's illness
- death of a loved one
- loss or problems at work
- divorce or family problems
- communication problems
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No matter how much a person takes pharmaceutical drugs, it is impossible to do without consulting a professional narcologist. Only a psychotherapist is able to assess the problem (illness) and find the right way out of the current situation (including medication). An experienced specialist will help restore relationships at work and in the family, find a common language with people around you and restore the joy of a full life.
Ultramed clinic specialists provide consultation and treatment of the following mental disorders:
- long-term stress
- psychological problems
- depressive state
The result of working with a psychotherapist will be a new perspective on problem solving. A person will stop turning to alcohol to relieve stress or avoid difficult life situations. The psychotherapist will also advise the patient’s family members, tell them how to behave with him, how to restore harmony in the family and help a loved one on the path to getting rid of addiction.
Treatment of stress and depression: types of stress
The onset of a mental disorder is influenced by many factors. Situations that can traumatize the psyche arise in our lives all the time, and even strong people are not always able to resist them. Such stresses are divided into the following types:
- physical - caused by overwork and extreme external conditions
- metabolic - caused by diabetes, uremia, high blood lipids and obesity
- immune - associated with infections, against the background of a weakened immune system
- endocrine - occur with hyperactivity of the adrenal cortex and thyroid gland
It is important that stress does not become chronic. This is associated with the risk of physiological complications when stressor substances are produced in excess in the body. Lack of oxygen and nutrients negatively affects the functioning of the genitourinary system, intestines and liver. Vital organs such as the brain, heart and lungs are also affected. As a result, a person begins to get sick often.
Symptoms and signs of anxiety in adults
Among the most common symptoms are the following:
- The person remains tense all the time
- Feeling of chills and general physical malaise
- A constant test of excitement
- Panic attacks
- Lack of ability to cope with your own anxiety.
Separately, there are physical aspects that manifest themselves in the form of intense headaches, stiffness in the shoulders and muscles.
Due to constant anxiety, each person begins to experience an independent struggle with his own “I”. The most common fear is a quick death, sweating increases, and the heartbeat becomes much faster.
Treatment of stress and depression: anti-anxiety medications
In the treatment of depression, drugs that differ in the active substance are used. They can be natural, plant-based or created in laboratory conditions, affecting brain receptors. An experienced psychotherapist will tell you which medicine to use in a particular case.
Antidepressants are divided according to the principle of their effect on the human body into the following types:
- stimulants
- balanced action drugs
- sedatives
Such drugs are sold strictly according to a doctor's prescription. They are used in cases where the patient experiences rapid heartbeat, anxiety, irritability and high excitability. Indications include lethargy, melancholy, apathy, suicide attempts and deep depression. Self-administration of antidepressants is prohibited.
Afobazole
The active ingredient of Afobazole is fabomotizole (tranquilizer). This sedative is prescribed for autonomic disorders, anxiety, depression, and cognitive disorders. Afobazole is usually well tolerated, although it can sometimes cause headaches. Take the drug three times a day, 1 tablet after meals. The course of treatment with Afobazol is 2-4 weeks. The positive effect of the sedative occurs on the 5-7th day of treatment and persists after discontinuation of the drug for another 7-14 days. Patients write that Afobazole is well tolerated, does not cause drowsiness or decreased concentration, and does not cause muscle weakness, dependence, or withdrawal symptoms.
Afobazole
OJSC Pharmstandard-Leksredstva, Russia
Afobazole is used in adults for anxiety conditions: generalized anxiety disorders, neurasthenia, adaptation disorders.
The drug is also prescribed for somatic diseases: bronchial asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, hypertension, coronary heart disease, arrhythmias. from 355
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Treating Stress and Depression: Natural Medicines
If the stage of the disease allows, psychotherapists recommend taking herbal medicines. They are safe and have sufficient effect for treatment. Some of them are familiar to many from home medicine cabinets and can be purchased without a doctor’s prescription:
- Valerian tincture
- motherwort
- "Negrustin"
- "Persen"
- "Novo-Passit"
Valerian tincture copes well with the stress that haunts us every day. The drug contains a plant extract that helps slow the heartbeat and calm the nervous system. Valerian relieves insomnia by providing a hypnotic effect.
Motherwort has a contraindication - it should not be taken by people with hypotension. The drug has a sedative effect, relieves stress and anxiety, but helps lower blood pressure. Motherwort is effective in treating irritability and neurasthenia.
The drug "Negrustin" contains St. John's wort extract. The effect of this herb on the human body helps to increase efficiency and raise general tone. Negrustin is used in the treatment of mild depression.
"Persen" is a drug that relieves stress and anxiety. It contains a complex of herbal extracts that have a positive effect on a person’s emotional state: valerian, peppermint and lemon balm. In addition, Persen helps overcome irritability and normalize sleep.
The composition of the drug "Novo-Passit" includes extracts of the following medicinal herbs: motherwort, St. John's wort, valerian, lemon balm, passionflower, hops and black elderberry. It has the properties of the drugs described above and copes well with stress. Taking Novo-Passit not only improves your well-being, but also has a positive effect on sleep.
Dormiplant
A sedative made in Germany, which contains valerian and lemon balm. Dormiplant helps well with increased nervous excitability and problems falling asleep. Contraindications include intolerance to the components of the drug, as well as liver failure. Dormiplant tablets are easy to swallow because they are not very large, round, with beveled edges. You need to take sedative tablets twice a day (morning and evening), 2 pieces, regardless of meals. Those who have taken this remedy write that Dormiplant is an excellent help for sleep problems. And if a person gets full rest at night, then during the day he is less irritable and is in a good mood. Dormiplant is often prescribed by neurologists for severe stress. Sometimes patients have adverse reactions - nausea and abdominal pain.
Dormiplant
Dr. Willmar Schwabe, Germany
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Treatment of stress and depression: powerful drugs
In severe cases, after examination by a doctor, the patient may be prescribed potent anti-depression medications. They have a calming effect by acting on brain receptors. Some of the most common and effective drugs are:
- Nialamid
- Bethol
- Iprazide
- Trinylcypromine
- Dosulepin
- Selegilin
- Anafranil
- Incazan
These drugs are used strictly under the supervision of a doctor. They have many contraindications and side effects. When used independently, they can not only worsen the condition of a depressed person, but also cause serious damage to the body as a whole. As a result of non-prescription use of the above drugs, the patient may develop dependence (pharmacy addiction).
Positive
A herbal multi-component sedative to improve the functioning of the nervous system under increased psycho-emotional stress. The drug “Positive” is prescribed for causeless anxiety, prolonged stress, to improve mood during the day and for insomnia at night. The Positive capsules contain eleutherococcus, ginseng, and ginkgo biloba. All these natural ingredients have a gentle effect on the nervous system. The drug should be taken in the morning with food, the course of treatment is two weeks (can be repeated after 1-2 months). Contraindications include serious heart problems, hypertension, and pregnancy.
Positive
V-MIN+, LLC, Russia
As a food supplement - a source of tryptophan, eleutherosides, panaxosides, flavonoids, an additional source of selenium, vitamins (B6, B12, folic acid), containing 5-hydroxytryptophan.
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Treatment of stress and depression: psychostimulants and nootropics
Drugs in this category normalize the processes of thinking and remembering. They stabilize brain activity and increase its resistance to stressful situations. Treatment of stress and depression with the help of psychostimulants and nootropics can relieve the patient of lethargy, drowsiness and depression. With uncontrolled use (not under medical supervision) of drugs in this category, the following side effects may occur:
- tremor
- tachycardia
- sweating
- hypertension
- dry mouth
- headache
In modern psychotherapy, there are many names of psychostimulants and nootropics. Their use is due to the relief of depression and other mental disorders. If the disease is advanced, then you cannot do without the use of these potent drugs. In addition, psychotherapists recommend including a variety of relaxation programs in the treatment program:
- massage
- pool
- walks in the open air
How to strengthen your nerves
In addition to medication, correction and strengthening of the nervous system should be carried out from the intrapersonal, spiritual, and mental side. After all, medications are a cane that will help you survive stress and put your nervous system in order, but then you need to “learn to walk” on your own.
Thoughts, like emotions, directly affect the level of stress in life. The world knows thousands of cases confirming the power of influence of thought on human life. Both positive and negative. And in this case, too, there is a cyclicity of states. Once we make an effort, then take specific actions to improve our mental state (exercise, meditate, change our thinking and take care of our body by taking the missing vitamins), our hormonal levels stabilize, stress levels decrease, feelings of joy and satisfaction take over, and I want to do even more for my life.
Emotional Intelligence Training
Emotional intelligence is a person’s ability to identify and adequately experience their emotions. Correctly perceive and adequately understand the emotions, intentions, motivations of actions and desires of other people, along with your own. But the most important thing is the ability to manage your emotions and the emotions of other people in order to overcome life situations and solve current problems.
The presence of emotional intelligence in a person is a decisive factor in the formation of personality, quality and standard of living. In the full sense of the word, it determines the vector of our life. And like a muscle in the body, it can be pumped up, improved and curbed.
Training and developing emotional intelligence is not just about controlling emotions. This is not suppressing emotions. This is a management process. Quite as concrete as managing a large enterprise for the sake of its prosperity and profit. And there are very specific methods for achieving success in this matter.
Meditation
The technique is by no means mystical and is quite accessible to the simplest and most ordinary person who does not have superpowers. It lies in being able to learn to be in the “here and now” state. If you wash dishes, don't think about anything other than that plate. This is roughly the general idea of meditative practice. Deep relaxation, internal concentration, deep and even breathing and complete emotional and mental order. Meditation can significantly improve the quality of your life, give strength, inspiration, and peace. Many practices and meditation techniques can be found on the Internet, fortunately they are now widely available. Daily practices and very soon you will notice significant changes in your life.
Sport
In a sense, sport is the same as meditation. Only reinforced. An undoubted advantage of physical exercise is the increase in the production of endorphins (hormones of joy).
But these hormones are not released during any activity. In order for endorphins and dopamines to begin to be released, the load must be above average. It should be a little hard for you, only then the body will begin to “encourage” you. Moreover, exercises on coordination, game tactics, and dancing can have a greater impact on the brain and increase brain activity and fight stress. A few times a week can do wonders not only for your body, but also for your life. Give it a try.
Reading
Many will say that the pace of today's life has so replaced simply reading books that they have been completely replaced by the Internet and social networks. However, reading good books is extremely necessary for us. Learn to read. Reading can not only quickly and effectively work as an antidepressant, but also contribute to the development of your emotional intelligence, memory, and imagination. What will only have a positive effect on the functioning of the brain, and after a while, make the brain work differently, in an anti-stress mode. Love books, because in them you will definitely find answers to all questions.
Study and Hobby
No, this is not studying at school or college. This is self-education. It is the constant improvement of your skills and abilities, the ability to adopt productive experience from mentors, teachers and coaches, that is the key to living in anti-stress mode. The fact is that mastering new skills reinforces the corresponding psychological attitudes in your mind, which directly affect your self-esteem.
New knowledge and skills are reflected in our habits, attitudes and plans, character. In our sense of ourselves in society. They define our goals and aspirations. And if an ordinary average education is the key to survival, then self-education is the key to freedom. Always learn. Increase your erudition, learn to build productive relationships with others, then stress and negative emotions will not be your story.
Treatment of stress and depression: tranquilizers (anxiolytics)
When depression provokes obsessive states, severe fears and unreasonable anxiety, tranquilizers are used in treatment. They are prescribed in short courses (1-2 weeks). Long-term use of such drugs is addictive and reduces the effectiveness of drug treatment.
Tranquilizers, in addition to restoring the nervous system and improving sleep, relieve seizures and relax skeletal muscles. The drugs are contraindicated in patients suffering from glaucoma. While taking them, you should not drink alcohol or anxiolytics (the latter under medical supervision). When combined with tranquilizers, anxiolytics can cause amnesia.
Below are some side effects when taking tranquilizers:
- drowsiness
- attention disorder
- constipation
- hypotension
- slow reaction
- urinary incontinence
- weakened libido
- breathing problems (even to the point of stopping)
Modern medicine uses the following drugs to treat stress and depression of a clinical nature:
- Chlordiazepoxide
- Diazepam
- Lorazepam
- Bromazepam
- Phenazepam
- Freesium
- Alprazolam
Avexima Dobrokam
An excellent safe psycholeptic prescribed for sleep problems. "Avexima Dobrocam" contains 250 mg of bromcamphor and is prescribed for increased nervousness, tachycardia, pressure surges, insomnia and cardialgia. You can buy Avexima Dobrocam without a prescription; in small doses it is indicated even for children over 7 years old and pregnant women. Typically, the course of treatment with this sedative lasts two weeks (1-2 tablets three times a day). You cannot exceed the dosage on your own, because your body temperature may increase, convulsions and breathing problems are possible. While taking Avexima Dobrocam, the speed of reactions decreases, so it is better to avoid driving a car.
Dobrokam
Irbitsky Chemical Plant, Russia
- increased excitability;
- asthenia; - cardialgia; - tachycardia; - lability of blood pressure. from 147
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Treatment of stress and depression at the Ultramed clinic
A large number of drug names presupposes knowledge of their properties and individual characteristics of the course of the disease. Based on the above information, you can understand that contacting a professional psychotherapist is the best way to find the right medication to treat stress and depression. Do not self-medicate - trust the professionals and do not delay visiting a doctor.
If you experience anxiety, nervous breakdowns or apathy, you should immediately contact a specialist to avoid the serious consequences of prolonged depression. Our clinic employs experienced psychotherapists who will help you get rid of stress and depression, even if it has become clinical. At the clinic, you will receive comprehensive treatment that takes into account the condition of internal organs affected by the influence of prolonged experiences and rapid heartbeat.
Call us and we will answer all your questions - the Ultramed clinic hotline is open around the clock, seven days a week, seven days a week!
What mental disorders can occur after heavy drinking?
Scientific narcology distinguishes five main mental disorders that occur after interrupting an alcoholic binge:
- Depression
: loss of the ability to experience pleasure, causing persistent depressed mood, apathy and lack of desire to live. - Delusional psychosis
: the appearance of illogical and/or worthless ideas, the development of persecution mania or unreasonable, indomitable jealousy. - Hallucinosis
: an uncontrollable influx of visual and/or auditory hallucinations. - Delirium (delirium tremens)
: a peculiar combination of hallucinosis and delusional psychosis, taking individual forms depending on the personal qualities of the patient. - Alcoholic dementia: intellectual dementia, expressed in the loss of the ability to adequately perceive reality and make logically related conclusions.
Sulbutiamine
Sulbutiamine is a “doubled” molecule of vitamin B1 or thiamine. It has an increased ability to dissolve in lipids, which contributes to improved penetration of this compound through the blood-brain barrier into the brain.
Sulbutiamine
999 rub.
Sulbutiamine breaks down into thiamine and improves trophic processes in nervous tissue, leading to an increase in cholinergic conductivity, which normalizes and stabilizes the integrative activity of the brain. Sulbutiamine also accumulates in the cells of the reticular formation, enhancing their activity in activating the cerebral cortex. This leads to a reduction in asthenic symptoms, increased motivation, improved cognitive activity and restoration of a person’s “aliveness”.
