Mood disorder is a mental health condition that primarily affects your emotional state. It can cause persistent and intense sadness, elation, and anger. This further leads to disruption in physical, social and thought processes in an individual. People are often happy and energetic for some part of the day, and during the same day, they may feel sad and tired. In ordinary people, these changes are not extreme and don’t interfere with day to day life. But in some people, these changes are so abrupt and severe that they interfere with daily life. Such people get sad and happy in quick succession, disrupting their lives as well as of those around them. there are various causation for having mood disorder.
The two major mood disorders are mania and depression. In case of mania, the patient develops intense, unrealistic feelings, and in depression the patient becomes extremely sad and feels dejected. In some cases, a person may experience both mania and depression, while in other cases, a person only goes through depression.
Mood disorders are classified into two major categories:
1)Unipolar- where a patient experiences only depression.
2)Bipolar- where a patient experiences mania and depression at the same time.
Homeopathic medicines for mood disorder offer a natural and safe way to manage such patients by analyzing mood changes. The major advantage of using natural medicine is that it does not become habit-forming. Homeopathy does not have any side effects and can be gradually stopped once the person gets well. There are several homeopathic medicines for mood disorders, which are prescribed on the basis of the causes of a certain mood disorder. Here is a list of common homeopathic remedies for mood disorders:
1) STRAMONIUM : This medicine is used in mood disorders where a patient develops weird ideas, talks with imaginary friends, becomes unclean and unhygienic and experiences fear. He looks frightened and in horror.
2) SEPIA: is a medicine for mood swings in women caused due to hormonal changes, mostly arising before menses or around menopause. Along with mood changes, other notable symptoms include a lot of irritability, getting offended easily, and indifferent behavior toward family members and friends. They also suffer from low energy levels. Along with this, there is also a lack of interest in doing any sort of work.
3) PULSATILLA NIGRICANS: It is a well suited treatment for mood disorder in people with an extremely sensitive nature. These individuals display a sudden change in mood. They alternate between tears and laughter easily. They are oversensitive and get offended quickly. Such patients look for consolation and feel better when consoled.
4) CROCUS SATIVUS: It's a wonderful remedy who suffer from a rapid change in mood. One moment they are happy and in the next moment angry. rapidly follows anger, sadness shortly follows cheerful behavior, and tears suddenly arise after laughter. Listening to music makes the moods worse. Mental symptoms alternating with physical symptoms.
5) ANACARDIUM: It is a homeopathic medicine used in curing mood disorders where the patient talks foolish and imagines foolish, baseless things. The patient turns irritable and quarrelsome as he loses self-confidence. Stupidity and childishness are indicated. The patient laughs on serious matters and feels like having a dual personality.
Homeopathy treats mood disorders effectively and most naturally. For each kind of mood disorder, there is a homeopathic remedy. To prescribe medicine for mood disorder, a detailed analysis of the case as well as the constitution of the patient is required. The medicine should be taken only after consulting a homeopath and self-medication should be avoided.