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= ** __Benzodiazapines- Why Do People Use Them?__ ** = Benzodiazapines are used to treat many different disorders and conditions. People use benzodiazapines to retract tension and nervousness. Benzodiazapines aid in bringing stress and feelings under control resulting in relief of a "pounding heartbeat, breathing problems, irritability, nausea, and faintness". Benzodiazapines allow you to feel calm and drowsy,and can bring on the feeling of sleep. The top three disorders benzodizapines are used for include: depression, generalized anxiety disorder and insomnia. **__Depression__** Depression is something many people deal with daily. There are also many different forms of depression including: postpartum disorder, depression with psychosis, manic depression and clinical depression. The best definition for depression we came up with was "depression is a complex mood disorder which is caused by a variety of factors, including personality, genetic predisposition, stress and brain chemistry." Some common symptoms of depression include: feeling helpless and usless for the majority of the day and these feelings lasting longer than two weeks, a lost of interests, a sense of withdrawl from friends/family, irritability, loss of appetite, weight gain or loss and thoughts of suicide. **__Anxiety/Generalized Anxiety Disorder__** Anxiety is when one feels anxious, nervous, fearfull or worrisome. Anxiety becomes problematic when the sufferer loses control of his or hers own ability to function normally. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is often characterized by excessive and exaggerated anxiety and worry about everyday events without cause to worry. It is unknown what causes generalized anxiety disorder but it is believed that genetics and environmental factors may play a role. Some common symptoms include: nausea, headaches, constant fear/restlesness, unrealistic views on problems and easily scared. **__Insomnia__** Insomnia is known as difficulty sleeping. This is not always a problem unless it interferes with your everyday life. Your problems related to sleep may include falling asleep easily or not being able to sleep. There are many causes of insomnia. Some of the ones we came up with include: excessive use of caffeine, long travel periods, anxiety or depression disorders, stress, pain and poor sleeping habbits. depressionam.com =  ﻿ VS  = = **__ SSRI's- Why do People Use Them? __** = __ ﻿ ﻿  __ Selective Seretonin Reuptake Inhibitors are used to treat many disorders. Like benzodiazapines, SSRI's help people destress and keep their feelings under control. They balance the seretonin levels in the brain and have similar purposes as benzodiazapines. SSRI's are most commonly used to treat the following disorders: depression (see above), obsessive compulsive disorder and eating disorders such as bulimia. __** Obsessive Compulsive Disorder **__ Obsessive complusive disorder is commonly known as OCD. This disorder is often characterized by when one faces persistent, unwelcomed urges to complete a certain task/activity. The exact cause of OCD is unknown. Some symptoms of OCD include: anxious thoughts, worring they are harming others close to them and a preoccupation with symmetry. Many people who suffer with obsessive compulsive disorder know what they are doing is useless and silly but find they cannot help themselves. __** Bulimia **__ Bulimia is a psychological eating disorder. It is characterized by instances of binge eating followed by methods of weight control, known as purging. Purging make take the form of self induced vomiting, extreme use of laxatives or excessive excersizing. Individuals that suffer with bulimia also have issues with body shape and weight. A binge eating episode consists of when one eats a much larger portion of food then they would in a similar circumstance. There are many causes for bulimia including problems with depression or anxiety. It is often difficult to stereotype a bulimic individual because they may appear to be healthy and happy. Binging and purging is often done in hiding and is very secretive.

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