Depression- What To Ask Your Doctor | Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

You Could Be Depressed – Millions of People Are – And Not Even Know It!

By Tom Rees, on November 9th, 2011%

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Major Depression affects 15 million people, or 7% of the U.S population every year. Translated, this effectively means that 1 in 14 people suffer at least 1 major depressive episode that lasts two weeks or more each year. Given the severity of the illness in terms of how disabling it can be (you may find it almost impossible to get yourself out of bed in the … Read More

Depression – Questions to Ask Your Doctor

By Tom Rees, on October 16th, 2011%

Some people have difficulty addressing the subject of depression. I Borrowed a questionnaire from I-Village that my readers may be able to use. Start your conversation with these simple questions to make SURE you are not catching a case of depression. Remember, you could have Dysthymia, also, which is just a long-term low-grade depression. Untreated though, it can turn into major depression. Trust me, these are not a place you want to find yourself — … Read More

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Down? Depressed? Amazing New Drug You Must Ask a Doctor About…

By Tom Rees, on July 22nd, 2011%

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I was adopted and later in life searched for my biological parents, who I eventually found. To my utter surprise, I found that my biological mother and father had had a “love fling” and I was the product of that, which occurred before they were married – forcing them to have me in secret and give me away. The really amazing part is they ended up getting married and having two more … Read More