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Old Greeks would send people to dig stones and lift heavy things to cure mental illnes like depression.You’d think Aristotle and Sophocles bandied the question about, it has been such a plaguing question, one that has been asked for decades, for centuries, even: what is the cure for depression? A consideration of the symptoms, the causes, and the studies to find that all elusive cure for depression might at least set your mind at ease enough to realize you are not alone. A couple of examples might help to realize the search for a cure for depression is an insidious struggle, a desperate measure, a do-or-die imperative shared by millions.

According to US News (2006) online, approximately 18.8 million people suffer with depression. They don’t feel like eating, socializing or sleeping. They sleep too much. They have feelings of doom, of loneliness, of alienation. They feel worthless or consumed by strange guilt for nothing they have done wrong. They feel wiped out, exhausted, weak. They carry a truckload of trucks on their souls. Simple things are impossible, important events are meaningless.

In seeking a cure for their depression, they might find the information first reveals that each cause or set of causes calls for different treatment or treatments. The cause can be genetic, biological, psychological, can be clinical or conditional. I was depressed from an early age. One of the first articles I read on cures for depression noted that depression is anger turned inward. Though this didn’t help much, as I was still not able to or allowed to express whatever anger was roiling away, it did set me on a path to find out what depression was trying to tell those of us who carried it on our shoulders 24/7. For some of us, the depression is conditional, based on a traumatic incident that we never got liberated from. For others, it comes with the family package of tics, mania, or other mental disorders and illnesses. For many others it is caused by a chemical imbalance, a broken or missing wire in the network that is the brain.

So the cure for depression, then, becomes as complex or as simple as the causes and effects are or are not. Medications, the first answers, are not always such a bad (knee-jerk) solution. For those of us with chemical imbalances, the evening-out by a reuptake inhibitor is a dream come true. (SRIs draw the serotonin levels up into pools in the brain—around the hypothalamus, etc., and trap the pools there, so the moods do not plunge but stay even.) For others of us therapy (with an MFT, a psychologist, a psychiatrist) will work to help us adjust, adapt, even accommodate. My therapist, for example, taught me that to fight it was to invite it to come on even stronger, so I learned to accept it and go with it, climbing into bed surrounding by my favorite things, wallowing in, really. (I took many ‘mental health’ days off from work when there was no such thing, save ’sick’ days, so I had to call it something the non-depressed would accept and pay for, if I had sick time coming to me:flu, allergies, etc..)

Still others opt for exercise, meditation, visualization, aromatherapy, changing food plans/diets, and more. I had tried all of these. Zip.

My mother was severely depressed all the years we were growing up. I carried on the tradition, feeling chronically, clinically depressed and seeking a cure for my depression for over twenty-five years. I was, oddly enough, one of the ‘lucky’ ones: my depression was partner to an equally common disorder called Attention Deficit Disorder. So though I was at first treated only for the cure for depression alone, with Prozac, which saved me from offing myself but added a hundred pounds to my already hefty frame, I was eventually (in my early forties) treated for ADD with medication that took away the depression for the most part. Some days I can hear it coming, can feel in my gut the angst churning and brewing, but can embrace it for what it is, climb in bed with books and toys and whatever other comfort items I choose, and ride that bitch of a malady out. For it does pass. And as to a ‘cure’ for depression, I still say really good drugs help.

Note:You should consult a doctor before taking any medical advice.

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Most lung cancers affect the cells that line the air passages of the lungs. This is a very aggressive type of cancer and has a higher mortality rate than many other kinds of cancers.

The specific indicators of malignancy in cases of lung cancer depend on the location of the cancer. For instance, when the lung tissues are affected, it can cause breathing difficulties including coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing. The patient may also complain of chest pain.

If the cancer has spread to the esophagus, the patient may report difficulties in swallowing food. If the cancer has affected the nerve tissues, the result may be hoarseness or even paralysis of the vocal cords. There may also be pain that travels down the arm along the outside.

Some symptoms are not linked to the cancer affecting a specific body part. These include fatigue, weakness, weight loss and loss of appetite.

Early detection of the tumor is critically important - late diagnosis can mean a significantly worse prognosis for the patient. Chances of survival drop dramatically when lung cancer progresses from an early stage to an intermediate or late stage disease.

Stage 4 disease, where the lung cancer has spread to distant body parts including vital organs like the liver, bones and brain, is an advanced malignancy that is very difficult to treat.

The presence of other health conditions like hypertension may introduce complications. If the patient has hypertension, the doctor will be extra careful. Here is another resource that has information on these health issues.

If one of more of the symptoms of lung cancer are present, the doctor may order a CT scan or a chest x-ray. This can often reveal the presence of cancerous lesions in the lungs. The levels of calcium and cortisol in the blood may also give clues about the presence of cancer — many doctors use these tests as part of their diagnostic repertoire.

In the end, your instinct may be the best indicator of all. If something does not feel right, do not hesitate to contact a doctor for further investigation. It is always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to your health and well-being.

Please note that the above does not constitute medical, health or any other kind of professional advice or assistance. Make sure you get in touch with a doctor / medical professional for advice and assistance on all health related issues.

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