Fortunately, after so many years of being considered "taboo" or "shameful" and not preferred to talk about such topics, mental health disorders are increasingly being discussed. Famous characters like Lady Gaga or Selena Gomez, who have enough power to influence the masses or at least some of their followers, have long talked about coping with mental disorders.
Finally, in an interview with WSJ Magazine, Selena Gomez talked about mental health among others.
"I've had low self-esteem and that's something I've been working with for a long time," she said. "But I feel powerful because I gained a lot of knowledge about what I was experiencing. I discovered I was suffering from mental health disorders and frankly it was a great relief. I realized that there was a way to relieve them. I have received the right treatment and my life has completely changed. ?
Medication was an important factor that helped improve Selena's condition, but this can be problematic for others.
What is important to note is the fact that coping with and the way mental health problems are treated varies depending on the individual and the symptoms.
Megi Kociaj, who studied Neuroscience - a multidisciplinary field that combines biology, physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, psychology and more. to study the whole dynamics of the nervous system - at King's College London told Anabel.al that Selena's statement can be somewhat problematic, for many reasons. Founder of @Bananaditar , blog about mental health and wellbeing, showed:
"Personally, I haven't written anything on my blog about medicines, because medicines have to be compared to psychological therapies, and it's a very delicate topic that requires a lot of study.
The concern I have with Selena's statement is that people can be pushed through medication while none of the drugs we have for depression / anxiety / similar illnesses know how or if it works.
Currently, only 2/3 of people respond when taking medication, 1/3 is no difference, while 2/3 of people taking medication have full side effects and tolerance develops over time and medications or doses need to be changed. Let us count here that I am referring only to people who ask for help, for whom we have the data. For the rest that doesn't go to the doctor at all we don't know how he reacts, we don't know if he reacts.
Medicines are helpful for many diseases, often necessary. The problem is that when it comes to mental health disorders, no one knows for sure.
Selena is in the perfect position to have tried as many medications from just as many super good professionals and found something that works. But this function may also be temporary or it may be a psychological function that does not come from the medicine at all.
The complexity of the topic of medicine is remarkable and very sensitive. It is a very fine balance between efficacy and side effects on the main symptoms.
The drugs on the market currently target a system (monoamines, such as seratonin), which has been suggested since 1960-1970. Not everyone with depression has a change in this system.
Now, they are linked to the immune system, to epigenetics (the effects of the genetic environment), to the glutamate system. But there are no cures for these other problems in the market, as if no results have been achieved in the laboratory tests, the first step that needs to be taken before they are marketed. They are usually tried in animals, then in humans. It has to go through many stages before being sold as medicine. ?
As we have pointed out in this article , which deals with the problematic situation after the earthquake when many people flock to pharmacies to take drugs that have severe side effects, the brain is an organ like everyone else; he also happens to "get sick". The best way to deal with mental health issues is to consult with specialists in the field. Sometimes the situation may not be as severe as you think and you may be aggravated by medication, or vice versa, you may be aggravated by neglecting it.
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