one of my parents sides has had depression and had to take pills for it*4 generations* i am scared that i may get it and i am thinking every little thing i do means i am getting it.
2006-09-27 06:39:43 · 9 answers · asked by sweet2006 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes there are many researchers who study mental illness that see a connection, between depression and heredity. This doesn't mean that you are doomed to having chronic depression. Inherited mental illness seems to pop up in a family for three or four generation, and then goes away. However if you start to lose interest in things, and become withdrawn, then by all means seek medical help. Depression is an illness, just like heart disease, there is no shame in it. We live in an age when depression can be treated successfully There is no reason why a person who suffers from depression, can't live a full and rich life. And while there is no cure for chronic depression, the impact on a person's life can be minimized by alleviating the symptoms. So I wish you the best of luck, and hope that if you begin to feel depressed you will seek treatment. Remember that the only shame of mental illness is not seeking treatment, don't let anyone tell you that you are a weakling because you have a mental illness like depression.
2006-09-27 07:31:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. One of the vital most important factors for melancholy within the quantity of the neurotransmitter Serotonin in the mind. If there is no longer sufficient, then an indiviual can be come depressed. Or there would be enough serotonin, however the cellphone is reuptaking it too speedy. Because of this drugs like paxil and zoloft are prescribed. They're known in the sciences as SRIs or serotonin reuptake inhibitors, that allow extra of the neurotransmitter to be released and "cling round" to stimulate the mind to make a person consider "blissful." So, a person may also be genetically predisposed to having low secretions of serotonin and or over energetic serotonin reuptake mechanisims within the brain if there exists a household historical past of the .
2016-08-09 15:18:16 · answer #2 · answered by suzie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all of these are interesting answers, yes It can be genetics, but you can help to fight with with seeking help. You don't always have to rely on a Pill to fix things. Depression is caused by the lack of certain chemicals that are over produced or under produced in the Brain. I am not a Doctor so I can't tell you meds may not be tha answer, but if you truly want help seek help to find out..
2006-09-27 06:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by back2skewl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can be. My maternal grandfather suffered from depression and my mother also suffers from it. Now I have clinical depression which I take medication for and it really helps. No medication is perfect of course, so I still have my bad days, but overall it has helped immensely.
2006-09-27 06:54:20 · answer #4 · answered by angelcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have a higher chance with it being in your family my mom suffered depression and i do also dont know about the rest of her family though sice she was adopted
2006-09-27 06:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by stormyblythe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has nothing with genetics. just live a life free of tension and dont take things that seriously.
2006-09-27 06:41:56 · answer #6 · answered by tondris 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah,if your momma is an uncaring,mean-minded b*tch....a bad mother can screw her kids for life
2006-09-27 06:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by BellaDonna 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, i read somewhere that it is genetic, like cancer...
2006-09-27 06:47:10 · answer #8 · answered by ashwin_hariharan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be yes.
2006-09-27 06:46:55 · answer #9 · answered by auniquekind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋