Could depression and anxiety be passed by heredity? It seems me 21 and my two brothers 16 and 23 all have depression and anxiety. My dad suffered from depression for 15years and so did he's brother,I just wanted to know if it could be passed by heredity.
And what can you do about it? Are medications gonna help?
2006-09-25 00:52:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes it can !!I have serious panic and anxiety disorder and my doctor told me 2 things going on I suffer post tramutic stress from major deaths in my family murder and such but he feels the main cause is gentic my mom had it .I have sisters who also have it ,and yes medication will help Im on zoloft and valium as needed and I dont have any spells of it unless something real bad has happened ,this medication really helped .I was so bad I wanted to die ,I could not go out with my husband and eat he would have to get me out before we could even eat ,I had problems in stores ,but now because of the medicine I can do these things again ,best to you I know how you feel and its awful .
2006-09-25 01:07:56 · answer #1 · answered by Holly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The tendency can be genetic and when that happens, it is a disorder. My husband, his mother and his brother all have had anxiety disorders of different degrees. My husband is the only one who has been diagnosed and is on medication to keep the symptoms under control. Sometimes these disorders can be debilitating and medical help should be obtained in order to lead a normal (whatever that is) life.
2006-09-25 00:57:22 · answer #2 · answered by Decoy Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is hereditary. You could embrace a religion that teaches you to think positively. You could also be selective of the food you eat because there are some types of food that can help to trigger off happier feelings (I heard banana is one of them). Try not to rely too much on medication unless you are in a deep emotional crisis.
2006-09-25 01:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by citrusy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely hereditary. Medications do help, but I would first try other things such as therapy, or changing your lifestyle a little by removing as many stressors as you can and still function. If those don't help, then I would talk to your doctor about medication... but continue to stay in therapy because medicine +therapy is a winning combination. Good luck.
2006-09-25 01:00:50 · answer #4 · answered by betterlife_travel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you insist on preaching non-existance? And why must you want everyone to stop existing? Is this for their benefit or yours? if you Truly wish to not exist, then go for it, no one is stopping you. Free Will. That's the freedom to choose. Non-existance is the denial of free will, and is that not a form of slavery? Do you want to be a slave? You talk of cruelty, but you want everyone to choose death and the denial of free-will. You know nothing of the value of life, and so afraid of suffering you would rather cease to exist than bravely live on. Suffering is bad, but without suffering there can be no compassion. There is no compassion, no love, no joy, no happiness, no understanding, no truth, no anything in non-existance. if that is what you want then go for it, but don't drag others down your flawed logic. PS how did you manage to get a hold of multiple YA acounts. keep tooting your own horn!
2016-03-27 08:15:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kathleen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not genetically, i don't think, but if you grow up in a difficult situation, around depressed poeple it can make you more suscceptable to it yourself. As you are greatly influenced by your family, they have a great impression on you. Meds halp some, but others not, it varies person to person. As is the same with councelling.
2006-09-25 00:56:21 · answer #6 · answered by Sophie M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is genetic, yeah.
All my siblings are depressed, and so is my mother. We're all on antidepressants.
If you are depressed and/or have anxiety, you need to see a therapist. You may not need antidepressants, but it would help.
2006-09-25 00:54:00 · answer #7 · answered by NecropolisXR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We inherit a weak organ, or even constitution, but never the disease. The potential to get a similar disease, can be easily overcome with proper care, support, and right kind of upbringing.
2006-09-25 01:37:55 · answer #8 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indeed . Depression like many diesease is a DNA charactersitic ...
but you can always improve by living a healthy life .
2006-09-25 01:17:24 · answer #9 · answered by WaterGuy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after suffering from it for almost my entire life (since i was 14 - i'm 54 now), i've done a lot of research plus i'm a nurse. YES, it can be genetic; so can bi-polar disorder.
2006-09-25 01:02:04 · answer #10 · answered by Diane and Bill P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋