How to treat a cyclothymia or cyclothymic disorder

Cyclothymia or cyclothymic disorder is a relative mild mood disorder. It is also a one type of Bipolar Disorder which is not a severe one . Might be it is the first stage of the Bipolar disorder and the final stage is Type 1 : Bipolar Disorder is the severe bipolar disorder which needs extreme and proper treatment to overcome cyclothymia.

In cyclothymia disorder moods swing between low and high mood disorder and lasts for 2 years . Back to back the mood of hypomania and major depression shifts . When these shifting of moods reaches the saturation point , then there is a chances of facing Type 1 : Bipolar disorder. People with cyclothymic disorder have milder symptoms than occur in full-blown bipolar disorder.

Symptoms of Cyclothymic Disorder

Cyclothymic symptoms alternates between the high and low emotional. The high emotional consists of symptoms of hypomania and low emotional consists of symptoms of major depression.

Cyclothymia symptoms have less effects or cause than the Type 1 : Bipolar Disorder. With cyclothymia you can do your normal day to day life but if left untreated ,there is more chances of getting severe bipolar disorder .

Symptoms that arise during hypomanic episode

An exaggerated feeling of happiness (extreme happy for no reason)

Inability to concentrate or gets distracted easily

Decreased sleep

Inflated self-esteem

Talking more than usual

Hyperactive

Increased drive to perform goals.

Symptoms that arise during Depressive episode:

Changes in weight

Decreased sleep

Extreme sadness

Restlessness

Feeling tired

Loss of interest in activities once considered enjoyable

Problem concentrating

Having suicidal thoughts.

Fact about a Cyclothymic Disorder

Cyclothymic Disorder is a genetic problem. Based on a survey taken by the researchers most people who suffers from the cyclothymic bipolar disorder , one of their family member or relative is affected by bipolar disorder.

You cannot exclude this fact not only for this type of bipolar disorder , it is applicable for all type of mental illness.

Treatments for Cyclothymic Disorder

Cyclothymia frequently goes undiagnosed and untreated. Most people's symptoms are mild enough that they do not seek mental health treatment. In fact, some people resist the idea of treatment, which reduces their "up" episodes as well as "down."

The depressive symptoms of cyclothymic disorder are typically more frequent, unpleasant, and disabling than the hypomanic symptoms. Feelings of depression or instability are usually what cause people with cyclothymia to seek help.

Using a Mood stabilizer or antidepressant have been useful for the recovery along with the psychotherapy.

Some of the Mood stabilizer Includes:

lithium - which is commonly used to treat bipolar disorder

anti-epileptic drugs – such as carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine or sodium valproate

Some antipsychotics like quetiapine have also been used as mood stabilizer.

If medication may not be enough for the people , then your doctor may suggest to go for the psychotherapy treatment .

CBT(Cognitive Behavioural therapy ) : can be effective. CBT involves talking to a trained therapist to find ways to help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It can't remove your problems, but may help you manage them in a more positive way.

How do you know you have cyclothymic Disorder

If you have cyclothymia you will have alternate extreme happiness and followed by deep sadness. When you experience hypomanic episode (extreme happiness) will get no sleep . After a week , you may get major depressive episode

Mood swings will be fairly frequent, as well as persistent – you'll have no more than two symptom-free months in a row.

Your fluctuating moods need to have lasted at least two years .

Myth and reality about Anxiety Disorder

Myth 1 : Anxiety is caused by a bad experience or stress

Reality : Why someone feels anxious is only due to bad situation or it can be caused by any reason.

Anxious exists in a person due to various reason . We cannot assure anxiety is affected in me due to facing a bad situation or stress. While neither a particular level of stress nor a critical situation cannot cause stress . Anxiety could be a thought of the anticipation about future , appraisal about uncertainty or how to handle any such uncertainty situation.

 Myth 2 : Anxiety can cause damage to the body

Reality : Actually anxiety causes only physical symptoms , these will fade.

Anxiety does not cause damage to the body . Some physical illness such as heart palpitations, rapid breathing and tightness in the chest area . A research shows that the anxiety disorder stays 20-30 minutes before the physical symptoms fade. Intense level of physical arousal cannot stay longer time in our body , we fight / flight to overcome out of the danger. Sometimes these physical symptoms can be misunderstood with the heart problem , so it is always to look out for the medical examination.

Myth 3 : Anxiety attacks will make you faint

Reality : Anxiety can cause dizzy or over tiredness , which is misunderstood with faint.

When blood pressure decreases in the body a faint can occur . The reason for the faint may be loss of electrolyte in the body . But anxiety causes high blood pressure this could make the person dizzy which often mistaken by the people that they will faint. During anxiety we hyperventilate to provide more oxygen to the brain as a result we feel dizzy or more tiered.

 

Myth 4 : You could easily recognize an anxiety or anxiety affected person.

Reality : The fact is that you definitely not know person around you suffers from anxiety disorder.

Without knowing to you , your acquaintance may be undergoing an anxiety problem and might be taking treatment , so it may often go unnoticed by others . Certain behaviours like withdrawal from the social activities, avoidance , reassurance thinking can reflect the anxiety or any other mental illness to the outside world.

Myth 5 : Anxiety People should avoid a stressful situation

Reality : While facing the fear situation or any danger situation confidently will reduce anxiety.

Managing anxiety is different for different people. Some individuals like to face the fearful or stressful situation dissolving the fear or phobia ,It is good to seek advice on how to overcome phobia or fear . But continue with feeling fear and not willing to face the situation may strengthen the fear.

Myth 6 : Anxiety will just go away

Reality : Anxiety doesn't usually resolve itself , needs a doctor assistant.

It is not ideal that anxiety can go off easily . With your self support you might be able to solve the anxiety disorder. Even though it is advised to seek self help from the doctor for the better and better assistance.

Myth 7 : Telling people that anxious feeling will pass calms them down

Reality : There are certain phrases you must avoid

Others include, 'Just get on with it,' 'Stop worrying,' 'Why don't you just think differently about it,' 'Snap out of it,' 'Don't panic yourself' and 'Remain calm'."

Myth 8 : Medication is not worth doing

Reality : Medication helps to reduce the risk of the anxiety disorder.

Medication help to reduce the risk of the anxiety disorder. It helps to stabilize your metabolism and reduce the risk of anxiety disorder.

Myth 9 : Those suffering from anxiety disorder feel nervous all time

Reality : You could be confident but still undergoing anxiety problem

Anxiety is different in various person . We have a false hope that people who always feel nervous has greater chance to get affected or undergoing anxiety problem . But those who are confident can also have anxiety .

Myth 10 : People cannot recover from the anxiety disorder

Reality : With the proper treatment anxiety disorder can be cured completely.

Anxiety disorder could be resolved completely or a full recovery is possible. A proper doctor consult is important to get through or setback from the anxiety problem.

Obsessive Complusive Disorder - How to treat it?

Obsessive compulsive disorder is a chronic and long lasting disorder that forces you to do repeated things again and again.The person will have obsessive thoughts and behaviour that makes he/she to do repeated activities over and over or again and again.

Obsessions are repeated thoughts that cause anxiety.

OCD affects each person in different ways . But it cause a particular pattern of thoughts and behaviours

 The following are the patterns of thoughts and behaviour :

 

Obsessive : Often an obsessive thoughts , behaviours , mental images gets accumulated in your mind.

Anxiety : These obsessive or compulsive thoughts triggers intense anxiety feeling.

Compulsion : The intense anxiety or distress urged or forces you to carry out some repetitive activity or mental acts.

Temporary Relief : It is just the temporary relief from the obsessive or compulsive thoughts and may soon the person is accumulated with the repeated behaviours or mental acts.

Some person can have obsessive thoughts and some may have only compulsive behaviours.

Obsessive thoughts :

Everyone would have experienced obsessive thoughts at some point of our life. Fear on whether we have locked the door correctly or even sudden unwelcome violent or offensive mental images.

But if you continuously have these obsessive thoughts that often interrupts your other thoughts , then he/she may having OCD .

Some of the obsession thoughts that a OCD affected person has :

Fear of deliberately harming yourself or others : You may have fear of thoughts that you may attack your closed ones or harming yourself.

Fear of harming others by mistake : You may have fear that if we don't switch of the gas fire may occur .

Fear that you will be contaminated with disease , infection or unpleasant thoughts.

Indulging with a thought of a systematic or orderliness arrangements : You may ensure that the things are arranged in systematic manner . Example you may feel the need to ensure all the labels on the tins in your cupboard face the same way

Compulsive Behaviours :

Compulsive behavior occurs when a person's inner anxiety motivate them yo carry out the compulsive behaviours caused by the obsessive thoughts.

For instance , People who feel fear of germs and infection , they repeatedly wash their hands . If they fear of harming others they will harm their family may have the urge to repeat an action multiple times to "neutralise" the thought.

But many people with compulsive behaviour know they are wrong or irrational or makes no sense in doing repeated activity. But they can't stop acting on it . They will do it often because they need to do it.

Some of the compulsive behaviour that people with OCD does:

• Cleaning and handwashing

       

• Checking that their doors are locked or switch off the gas

           

• Arranging books , kitchen utensils , clothes in a particular pattern or even that label them     and check those labels are rightly placed because of the fear that they won't remember the arranged things .   

   

• Avoiding places and situation that could trigger obsessive thoughts .

           

• Repeating the words in their head for making sure the things are going smoothly.

Note : Some of the compulsive behaviours may seems obvious to others but not all .

So , if you find a person with such compulsive behaviours immediately suggest them to consult a doctor , urge them to take immediate advice and follow proper medications.

People with the above compulsive behaviour often feel reluctant to seek help or consult a doctor because they feel embarrassed or ashamed.

They also have irrational feeling they have gone mad and it is not fault that you're having it.

So , if you have these obsessive compulsion disorder immediately you can refer a psychologist or psychiatrist or therapist .

Treatments for OCD

Usually CBT will be done . Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that helps you face your fears and obsessive thoughts without "putting them right" with compulsions .

Antidepressant medication called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) helps to balance the chemicals in your brain.

CBT may completely cure OCD . If not eventually , SSRI would be carried out.

If these treatments don't help, you may be offered an alternative SSRI or given a combination of an SSRI and CBT. Some people may be referred to a specialist mental health service for further treatment.

Causes of OCD :

•     Can be Genetic or heredity

       

•     Chemical imbalance in the brain

       

•     Life Events – Abuse , neglect , bullying and sometimes OCD can occur after an 
      important life event .       

   

•     Personality : Neat , meticulous and methodical people can have OCD . Because 
      they feel anxious when the things around them is not happening in a systematic 
      manner.    

Simple Natural Remedies or tip to cure Dandruff quickly

Dandruff is the problem related to the scalp . If it is not treated early it will lead to many skin problems . Hair loss , Pimples and acne , so it must be treated as early as possible .

Below are some list of Remedial Measures that can be followed to completely recover from the Dandruff Problem :

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1. Curd is the best remedial solution to get rid of dandruff problem . Take a half a cup of fresh curd / yoghurt leave it outside for 3 days without refrigerating . Then apply it on your scalp leave for 30 minutes to get settled in the scalp .Then wash it off with mild shampoo or besan (bengali gram flour).

2. Sour Curd and fresh lemon juice:

Take half a cup of sour curd and add 3 spoons of lemons juice , then apply it on your scalp . Finally , wash it off with a shampoo.

3. Take pure coconut oil , warm it lightly . Then add a few drops of lemon juice to it . Apply it on your scalp . Then wash it off with mild shampoo. Do it twice a week daily. Ultimately you can apply warm coconut oil on your scalp and leave it overnight. Next morning apply fresh lemon juice leave it for an hour then wash it off with shampoo. Do it twice a week to see some better results.

4. Soak 2 tablespoon of fenugreek seed and leave it for overnight . At morning grind it and make it to a paste and then apply it on your scalp . After 20 minutes wash it with shikakai . Do it atleast once in a week to recover completely from dandruff.

5. Dilute cider vinegar with water that is equal in ratio . Apply it on your scalp , ten wash it off 15 minutes.

6. Grind a white pepper , mix it with a milk . Then apply the paste in to the scalp , wash it the warm water .

Use Neem to Cure Dandruff :

Soak neem leaves in water overnight , filter it at morning . Then use the water for normal hair wash .

Neem oil purely made at home could be a best remedial solution for curing dandruff.

Take coconut oil warm it , when smoke starts to come out, switch of the gas . Add neem flower to it and leave it for 15 minutes , then apply the oil on your scalp. Fash it off with mild shampoo.

Use beetroot to cure Dandruff :

Boil beets in a cup of water , use that concentrated liquid to massage your scalp . It help to clear your dandruff.

Grate the beetroot sand queez it then mix the juice with a little vinegar

Mix beetroot with a little ginger juice apply it on the scalp for 20 minutes.

What you should do and not do for complete recover from Dandruff:

Avoid using creamy conditioners

Use diluted shampoo

keep your pillow , comb , hair brush cleaned every time you use it .

Lastly include fresh fruits, soups, salads, yogurt and sprouts in your diet and drink 8 glasses of water everyday. Avoid fried foods, spicy foods and sweets as much as possible.

If you find these natural methods are not working for you, then you can always take the help of a dermatologist.

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Weight Loss Diet Plan Chart

Eating a planned diet plays vital role in maintaining your health and fitness . It maintains the metabolism as well as to lose weight naturally. Basically , Indian diet chart includes six meals a day.

 

Some of the six meals you could follow for any given day.

Breakfast :                Omelet of 2 eggs, multigrain toast with low-fat cheese and black coffee.            

                               2-3 idlis with sambhar.

Morning Snack :      1 cup fresh yogurt , 1/2 apple and 4-5 numbers of almonds or walnuts

Lunch :                    2 rotis without oil/ghee , 1 plate rice with 1 cup dal , 1/2 cup vegetable currry     

                               or chicken curry and 1 bowl salad

Afternoon Snack :    Either one of the four you could follow for afternoon snack

                              1 cup moong bean sprouts , 15 peanuts with salt pepper   

                              and lemon to taste

                              1 cup yogurt with cut fruits.

                              1 apple

                              Cucumber or carrot slices

Dinner:                    Either one of the dinner chart you could follow

                               1 roti ( without oil or ghee), ½ cup vegetable curry, 1 cup   

                               dal and 1 bowl of salad.

                               1 cup rice (without starch),1 cup of dal and 1 bowl of         

                                salad· 1 cup of chicken

                                curry, ½ cup of boiled rice ( without starch), 2 rotis

                                (without oil or ghee) and bowl of salad.

Evening Snack / Before Sleep :  1 glass of Milk

                                                Lime juice

                                                Water Melon or any other fruit.

10 Rules of Indian Diet Chart for Weight Loss

If you are serious to lose weight you could follow the best 10 rules of Indian Diet Chart :

Consume more vegetable and fruits :

Vegetables and fruits are very good for the health as well to keep fitness of the body . You can have fruits at a five times of the day. But do not take food immediately after the meal . Fruits are very good and beneficial if consumed at the empty stomach.

Do not Skip breakfast :
 

When you skip breakfast , you will temp to eat junk foods at the later part of the day. It is a fact that people following a lengthy breakfast are said to maintain the weight of the body .

Do not drink water immediately after the food :

Don't drink water immediately after the consumption of the food. After 30 minutes gap you could drink water . Also before eating meal avoid taking water . This will be the best remedy for reducing belly fats.

Remove Fat From Your Food :

Make sure to avoid fatty foods during regular meals . Processed foods like burgers , pizza and all other oily snack items .

Eat healthy Snacks :

Eat vitamin contented snacks like grated fruits , vegetables . You can take it as a fruit and vegetable salad , one cup of yogurt , cereals and grains .

Do not Starve :    

Starving secretes acids in your stomach and that you will have other health problems like acidity , ulcer and so on . Those who starve has the risk of reduced haemoglobin content . Less haemoglobin content body gains unwanted fats that are unhealthy .             

Finish your dinner 2 hours before Sleep :

Finish the dinner before 2 hours of night sleep .

Restrict your calorie Intake :
 

Avoid intaking of calorie rich content food such as refined carbohydrates which stimulates the insulin hormone and increasing the risk of diabetes and obese problems.

Eat right food at right intervals of time :

Avoid leaving a long gap between every consumption of food . Especially your dinner and breakfast gap will be longer , that's why you should not skip your breakfast.

Limit the Intake of stimulants:

Limit taking stimulants like caffeine , alcohol , refined sugar. Avoid taking coffee or tea at empty stomach , consume it after meals . Start your morning with a glass of water , then you can prefer coffee or tea.