Research shows that 24-30% of people with ADD also have depression. The double effect condition occurs because the depression and treatment of depression can intervene with the therapy of Attention Deficit Disorder.

It is hard to identify the problem as ADHD medications widely used in ADHD therapy may cause side effects that may look like symptoms of depression. Such drugs can raise a level of depression and bipolar disorder.

Usually it is problematic to differentiate ADD symptoms, as some may belong to depression and other may be caused by medication. However, majority of physicians think that ADHD and depression medication treatment have differences, and that this treatment protocol sometimes causes more problems than there were initially.

Experts highly recommend to people with ADD to go through a thorough psychological examination to identify if they also have symptoms of depression or other co-morbid conditions.

Prior depression was considered as a consequence of Attention Deficit Disorder. Currently these two are thought as separate disorders which need separate treatment approach.

Some highly effective methods of depression treatment do not involve medication therapy for depression. Using natural antidepressants, self-help, psychotherapy or a combination of methods gives positive results in depression treatment.

Drug medication treatment is the most common way of depression curing prescribed by physicians. However, drug medications as a rule produce side effects.

Excess weight, sexual problems, sleep disturbances, anxiety and horror attacks this is not the full list of side effects occurring while treating depression using chemical medications. Some side effects may be even more serious such as suicide, homicide, losing a sense of life. Those are rare but still it is a threat.

A large variety of prescribed antidepressant medications is available. If the method of drug medication is defined, physicians select a particular antidepressant depending on symptoms of depression.

It is not easy to identify the proper method of drug medication for depression treatment. People have different reaction to drug medications, and it is hard to identify the most effective medication. Physicians may prescribe different medicines until an effective one is found.

Natural Antidepressants together with self-help techniques, diet and changing a lifestyle can bring better results in elimination of depression symptoms, avoiding side effects risk associated with pharmaceutical antidepressants.

The contemporary drug medication therapy for treating depression is “Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors” (SSRIs). SSRIs result in the neurotransmitter serotonin.

 

Usually prescribed antidepressants of this group are the following:

Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide)

Lexapro (escitalpram)

Luvox (fluvoxamine)

Paxil (paroxetine hcl)

Prozac (fluoxetine)

Zoloft (Sertraline)

“Serotonin Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors” (SNRI) antidepressants affect the neurotransmitters serotonin and neurotransmitters norepinephrine.

Usually prescribed antidepressants of this group are the following:

Effexor (venlafaxine)

Serzone (nefazodone)

Prior Tricyclic antidepressants with have tricyclic chemical structure were widely used as medications for the majority of depression types.

Usually prescribed antidepressants of this group are the following:

Anafranil: (clomipramine)

Desyrel (trazodone)

Elavil (amitriptyline)

Pamelor (nortriptyline)

Sinequan (doxepin)

Tofranil (imipramine)

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) were prescribed as a treatment for “atypical” depressions which occur with the following symptoms: oversleeping, nervousness, fear attacks, and horrors.

Usually prescribed antidepressants of this group are the following:

Nardil (phenelzine)

Parnate (tranylcypromine)

Other prescribed antidepressants are the following:

Lithium

Remeron (mirtazapine)

Wellbutrin (bupropion)

Zyban (bupropion)

Despite of the fact that modern antidepressants have less side effects than tricyclic ones they still have the same problems. All physicians agree in one that self-help techniques, diet and changing a lifestyle help people to recover from depression despite whether drug medications or natural antidepressants, for example Deprex, are used.