Depression is a common
mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or
pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low
energy and poor concentration. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide, a
tragic fatality associated with the loss of about 850,000 lives every year.
Homeopathic medicine is
a complete system of natural medicine which can be used to treat absolutely any
ailment, even problems that may have no clear diagnosis such as anxiety or depression
because Homoeopathy treats the individual not the disease. Its objective is
true healing at all levels-mental, physical and emotional
- Aurum is often used for depression in people who are overly responsible, hard workers, angry, sad, tense, and may have heart problems.
- Sepia is often used for depression with irritability, fatigue, sarcasm, frequent weeping, and feeling overwhelmed. It is also prescribed to women with hormonal complaints and is the most frequently used remedy for postpartum depression.
- Arsenicum Alb is used for depression for a feeling of great fear, anxiety or panic accompanied by restlessness and exhaustion, disturbed by untidiness, disorder or confusion.
- Ignatia is the first remedy for severe grief, heartbreak such as after the loss of a loved one. The person is introspective, silently brooding, weepy, melancholic, sad, tearful and non-communicative.
- Gelsimium especially helpful for exam nerves or anticipatory fears, interviews or stage fright where you feel emotionally numb, can’t get yourself motivated.
- Kali Phos – an essential brain, nerve, heart and lung nutrient which calms the nervous system and improves the symptoms of anxiety, general melancholy, panic, nervous tension, insomnia, depression and hyper-sensitivity.
- Lycopodium is used for lack of self confidence and courage and apprehensive about forthcoming events, weak memory, constant fear of breaking down under stress.
Homoeopathy is an
affordable, gentle, non-toxic and highly effective system of medicine. It is
used all over the world and is acknowledged as the second leading system of
medicine globally. Because it is such a gentle system of medicine with no
harmful side effects as it is ideal for self help when treating common everyday
ailments. It works to boost the body’s innate healing ability and encourage and
complete those healing mechanisms bringing about true healing.
Homoeopathy offers a
greener, safer, more effective way to improve your emotional and physical
health.
