Mood swings- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga

Introduction

mood disorder is a mental health class that health professionals use to broadly describe all types of depression and bipolar disorders.

Children, teens, and adults can have mood disorders. However, children and teens don’t always have the same symptoms as adults. It’s harder to diagnose mood disorders in children because they aren’t always able to express how they feel.

Therapy, antidepressants, and support and self-care can help treat mood disorders.

Signes et symptômes

These are the most common types of mood disorders:

Major depression. Having less interest in usual activities, feeling sad or hopeless, and other symptoms for at least 2 weeks may indicate depression.
This is a chronic, low-grade, depressed, or irritable mood that lasts for at least 2 years.
Bipolar disorder. This is a condition in which a person has periods of depression alternating with periods of mania or elevated mood.
Mood disorder related to another health condition. Many medical illnesses (including cancer, injuries, infections, and chronic illnesses) can trigger symptoms of depression.
Substance-induced mood disorder. Symptoms of depression that are due to the effects of medicine, drug abuse, alcoholism, exposure to toxins, or other forms of treatment.

Mood swings may accompany other psychological or cognitive symptoms including:

Ongoing sad, anxious, or “empty” mood
Feeling hopeless or helpless
Having low self-esteem
Feeling inadequate or worthless
Excessive guilt
Repeating thoughts of death or suicide, wishing to die, or attempt suicide
Loss of interest in usual activities or activities that were once enjoyed, including hobbies.
Relationship problems
Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much
Changes in appetite and/or weight
Decreased energy
Trouble concentrating
A decrease in the ability to make decisions
Frequent physical complaints (for example, headache, stomach-ache, or tiredness) that don’t get better with treatment
Running away or threats of running away from home
Very sensitive to failure or rejection
Irritability, hostility, or aggression

Boredom
Changes in mood, personality or behaviour
Confusion or forgetfulness
Difficulty with memory, thinking, talking, comprehension, writing or reading
Excess alcohol consumption
Hallucinations or delusions
Mood depression or elevation
Poor judgment
Racing thoughts and rapid speech
Reckless or inappropriate behaviours
Withdrawal or depression

In mood disorders, these feelings are more intense than what a person may normally feel from time to time. It is also important if these feelings continue over time, or interfere with one’s interest in family, friends, community, or work. Any person who expresses thoughts of suicide should get medical help immediately.

Mood swings may accompany symptoms related to other systems including:

Appetite and weight changes
Cough that gets more severe over time
Fatigue
Incontinence, weakness, or sensory changes
Missed menstrual cycles
Nausea with or without vomiting
Seizures and tremors
Shortness of breath
Sleep disturbances

In some cases, mood swings may be a symptom of a life-threatening condition that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting including:

Being a danger to yourself or others, including threatening, irrational or suicidal behaviour
Change in mental status or sudden behaviour change, such as confusion, delirium, lethargy, hallucinations and delusions
Seizure
Suicidal actions including dangerous behaviour, such as playing choking games or Russian roulette, or overdosing on drugs
Talking about or threatening to hurt oneself or another person
Talking about suicide, wanting to die, or not wanting to live any longer
Trauma, such as bone deformity, burns, eye injuries, and other self-inflicted injuries

Causes

Mood swings can be associated with psychiatric conditions, substance abuse, medication side effects, or chronic medical conditions.

They can be associated with conditions that can deprive the brain of nutrients and oxygen. Mood swings can also occur with hormonal changes.

Mood swings may be caused by psychiatric conditions including:

Bipolar disorder
Borderline personality disorder (disorder characterized by unstable relationships)
Dépression
Intermittent explosive disorder (disorder characterized by extreme anger)
Postpartum depression
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Substance abuse

Mood swings can have other causes including:

Brain tumours
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease,
Injury to the head
Medication side effects
Ménopause
Grossesse
Puberty
Sleep disorders

In some cases, mood swings may be a symptom of a serious or life-threatening condition that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting. These include:

Acute delirium (sudden onset of mental status changes due to illness or toxicity)
Alcohol poisoning or drug overdose
La manie
Meningitis
Stroke
Injury to the brain

Physiopathologie

The exact pathophysiology of mood disorders is still not clear. The brain communicates with itself and the rest of the body by transmitting chemicals from one neuron, or nerve, to the other. And this regular, rapid-fire messaging plays a big role in how one person feels and functions each day. These chemicals are called neurotransmitters. There are many of them but the main ones are serotonin, acetyl choline, dopamine, GABA, and norepinephrine. These neurotransmitter chemicals are classified into two basic categories: excitatory, meaning they stimulate brain activity, or inhibitory, meaning they have a more calming effect. Together, they form a balance of emotional and physiological functions.

A range of neuropathological abnormalities have been reported in recent studies of primary mood disorder. They are mainly in the prefrontal cortex and are cytoarchitectural in nature. A loss of glia is the most notable finding, along with a reduced size and density of some neurones. There are also alterations described in the hippocampal formation and subcortical structures and concerning synaptic terminals and dendrites. Together, the changes are suggestive of a difference in the cellular composition and circuitry of these regions in mood disorder. More studies are needed to find the exact neurochemical pathway.

Diagnostic

Mood disorder is a real medical condition, diagnosed with-

A complete medical history

Psychiatric evaluation

USG

CT scan

MRI

Traitements

Families play a vital supportive role in any treatment process.

When correctly diagnosed and treated, people with mood disorders can live, stable, productive, healthy lives.

Mood disorders can often be treated with success. Treatment may include:

Antidepressants and mood stabilizing medicines
Psychotherapy—most often cognitive-behavioural and/or interpersonal therapy.
Family therapy
Other therapies, such as electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial stimulation

Pronostic

Most of the mood swings cases show positive outcome with proper counselling, medication and therapy but chance of recurrence is high.

Complications

Because mood swings can be due to serious diseases, failure to seek treatment can result in serious complications and permanent damage. Once the underlying cause is diagnosed and treated properly, many complications can be avoided. Important complications include:

Brain damage, memory loss, attention difficulties, and impaired judgment
Coma
Difficulties at work, in school, in social environments, and with relationships
Drug and alcohol use and abuse
Drug overdose or alcohol poisoning
Impaired social interactions
Increased risk of injury
Legal or financial troubles
Self-harm
Social isolation
Suicide or violence

Maladies et Ayurveda

Unmada (Vaatika)

Nidana

Intake of viruddha (contradictory to each other), dushta (rotten or toxic), and ashuchi (unhygienic) foods and drinks

Insulting the gods, teachers and high-profile people in the society

La peur

Grief

Sudden happiness

Unwholesome diet and activities

Purvaaroopa

Non mentionné

Samprapti

The causative factors vitiate the doshas and affect the hrudaya(heart) which is the seat of intellect & feelings. In a person with abnormal emotional quotient and less tolerance level (heena satwabala) when the doshas reach the channels of emotional impulses (manovahasrotas) they afflict the mind and generate the signs and symptoms of unmada

Lakshana

Laughing, speaking, singing, dancing and abnormal movements of the body in inappropriate places and occasions.

Loss of weight, emaciation, roughness and darkness of skin,

Irregular, sudden and untimely changes in mood and affect

Divisions

Non mentionné

Pronostic

Yaapya

Chikithsa

Samana

Aamapachanam

Agnideepanam

Rasayanam

Brumhanam

Sodhana

Snehana-abhyanga, siropichu, sirovasti

Swedana

Vamanam

Virechanam

Nasyam

Asthapanavasti

Snehavasti

Médicaments couramment utilisés

Mridweekadi kashayam

Drakshadi kashayam

Manasamitra vatakam

Kalyanaka ghrutam

Marques disponibles

AVS Kottakal

AVP Coimbatore

SNA oushadhasala

Vaidyaratnam oushadhasala

Remèdes maison

No home remedies are proven scientifically to cure mood swings. But relaxation techniques, meditation, yoga and pranayama can help the person to Improve the quality of life.

Régime alimentaire

À éviter

Les repas lourds et les aliments difficiles à digérer provoquent des indigestions.

Junk foods- cause disturbance in digestion and reduces the bioavailability of the medicine

Boissons gazeuses - rendent l'estomac plus acide et perturbent la digestion

Aliments réfrigérés et congelés - provoquent une digestion faible et paresseuse en affaiblissant Agni (le feu digestif).

Caillé - provoque le vidaaha et, par conséquent, de nombreuses autres maladies

A ajouter

Des repas légers et des aliments faciles à digérer

Green gram, soups, ghee

Aliments fraîchement cuits et chauds traités avec des graines de cumin, du gingembre, du poivre noir, de l'ajwain, etc.

Comportement :

Protect yourself from extreme hot & cold climates.

Il est préférable d'éviter une exposition excessive à la lumière du soleil, au vent, à la pluie ou à la poussière.

Maintain a regular food and sleep schedule. Avoid keeping awake late night.

Évitez de retenir ou de forcer les envies comme l'urine, les selles, la toux, les éternuements, etc.

Avoid sedentary lifestyle.

postures de Yoga

Regular stretching and mild cardio exercises are advised. Also, specific yogacharya including naadisuddhi pranayama, bhujangaasana, pavanamuktasana is recommended.

L'exercice régulier contribue à améliorer la biodisponibilité des médicaments et des aliments ingérés et favorise la santé.

Le yoga permet de maintenir l'harmonie à l'intérieur du corps et avec le système environnant.

Pavanamuktasana

Nadisudhi pranayama

Bhujangasana

Exercices simples pour la santé des poumons et du cœur

Tous les exercices et les efforts physiques doivent être décidés et effectués uniquement sous la supervision d'un expert médical.

Articles de recherche

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2522333/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525098/

https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/125/7/1428/409306