Little Known Causes of Depression

Drugs that Cause Depression

“A number of drugs have depression as a side effect.  Among the most important are cortisone therapy, especially as one reduces the dose, birth control pills, patches and the birth control IUD, hormone replacement therapies, depressants such as valium or benzodiazepines like Xanax, ADHD drugs, and blood pressure medications such as beta blockers. Here is a list of other drugs that can cause depression.

Always be sure to check the side effects of any medication you are using on a regular basis if depression begins to occur. Even if depression is not a recognized side effect of a medication, it can still cause the problem and a trial without the drug or using another drug instead can be worthwhile.

Medications of all kinds can cause depression directly by inhibiting various neurotransmitters in the brain.  They can also cause depression by inhibiting or interfering with other nutrients.  They may also affect your appetite, sex life, sleep habits, or other areas that lead indirectly to feelings of sadness, inadequacy or other problems.  This applies to over-the-counter remedies equally as it applies to prescription or recreational drug use.

For example, birth control pills, patches or the newer insertable Nuvo-ring can cause depression by affecting copper balance and inducing copper toxicity. Many are unaware that these drugs can affect one’s entire personality and can even cause suicidal thoughts.”

Copper toxicity

Copper toxicity is a very common mineral imbalance associated with feelings of depression. This type of depression is often accompanied by excessive emotions of many types such as anger, rage, frustration and others.  This is very common today, due to:

• Adrenal fatigue

• Zinc deficiency

• Copper in the environment – copper piping

• Vegetarian diets (rich in copper and low in zinc, which antagonizes copper)

• Drugs like steroids, birth control pills

• Copper IUD’s

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