DEPRESSION- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Depression is a mood disorder that affects people’s moods and behaviors. The feeling of sadness and hopelessness are the major symptoms.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION
DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION
TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION
PROGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION
COMPLICATIONS OF DEPRESSION
DEPRESSION AND AYURVEDA
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DEPRESSION
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION
AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DEPRESSION
HOME REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DEPRESSION
YOGA FOR DEPRESSION
RESEARCH PAPERS ON DEPRESSION

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION

Withdrawing from family
Increased appetite or anorexia
Weight gain
Intense irritability
Diminished ability to think clearly, concentrate or make decisions
Restlessness
oversleeping

CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

Genetic reasons
Certain medications
Sadful events in life
Problems in family or workplace
Physical illness
Substance abuse

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION

Although there is considerable evidence for a preeminent role for three monoamine systems, serotonin (5HT), norepinephrine (NE), and dopamine (DA), in the pathogenesis of depression, depression involves other circuits including neuropeptide systems such as corticotropin-releasing factor(CRF) and glutamate and GABA circuits.

DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION

Proper History taking
Laboratory tests to find out hormonal changes like thyroid hormone.

TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION

Counseling
Antidepressants

PROGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION

Early diagnosis and treatment help to manage the symptoms related to depression.

COMPLICATIONS OF DEPRESSION

Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
Substance abuse

DEPRESSION AND AYURVEDA

In Ayurveda depression can be called as kaphaja unmada or soka unmada.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

Prohibited, spoiled or unclean food
Certain poisons
Trying to do the impossible deeds
Excessive, grief and sorrow
Excessive vitiation of doshas
Loss of such things as wealth or property friends

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION

Intense irritability may be found as an initial symptom.

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DEPRESSION

The vitiated doshas first affect buddi and smrti which are located in the heart, and then travels to manas through the srota-which may be viewed as a functional circulatory or nervous system, leads to irritability in the manas (mind).

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION

Hopelessness
Mood swings
Irritability
Debilidad

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION

Symptoms are manageable with proper Ayurvedic treatments

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION

Brahmighrita
Brahmi swarasa – juice of Bacopa monnieri
Saraswataghrita
Kalyanakaghrita
Dasamolaghrita
Aswagandharista
Shankpushpi churna

AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION

Murdha taila – oil application on the head
Shirodhara
Abhyanga – oil massage on the body

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DEPRESSION

Administración interna

Brahmighrita
Saraswataghrita
Kalyanakaghrita
Dasamolaghrita
Mahakalyanaka Ghrita
Aswagandharista
Saraswartarishta
Brahmivati
Medhyavati

HOME REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION

Enhance communications with family members
Always engaged in activities

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DEPRESSION

Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
Consume easily digestible nutritious food items, cow’s milk, and ghee.
Oil massage on the head is advised.
Advice regular exercise

YOGA FOR DEPRESSION

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.