Depression

There was an article in Psychology Today August 2007 that was titled Depression hurts. Cymbalta can help. It said you may be sad, have a loss of interest in something you once enjoyed, have aches, have pains, and/or feel tired and all of this can be symptoms of depression. It then tells you that Cymbalta can treat many symptoms of depression. Then it mentions there are other ways to deal with the depression and talking to your doctor can determine if Cymbalta is right for you. The last thing on the small advertisement is a list of when not to take Cymbalta, what to talk to your doctor about, and some common side effects.


This article relates to our psychology class because we talked about depression in chapter 12. We said that with a major depressive disorder the person often loses interest in all activities and takes pleasure in nothing and is also accompanied by changes in eating and sleeping habits. These same habits are mentioned in the article that Cymbalta is said to help with. It is great to learn about these disorders, and at the same time see that we are capable of curing or trying to help people cope with the symptoms. Things like Cymbalta can help people with disorders live a better life.