Mood Disorders
If you’re struggling with depression in any form or bipolar disorders, then you most likely have a mood disorder. Anyone can have them at any age. They can run in your family or they can be influenced by stressful changes in your life. If you’re struggling with them, it may feel as if there’s nothing you can do, as if you just have to live with it. But, that’s not true. You can feel better. You can be more in control of how you feel. At Sal Psychiatry, we can create and implement an effective personalized treatment plan for your mood disorders.
Mood Disorder Symptoms
Everyone can feel depressed, everyone has their “down” moments. But, when those don’t go away, when they affect your emotional state for extended periods of time, you could have a mood disorder. Indeed, you don’t have to be depressed to experience a mood disorder. Someone with bipolar disorder could experience extended bouts of mania, and other mood disorders can include irritability, anger, and other emotions. These disorders can make it difficult to do your job, to go to school, to maintain your relationships, and to be able to function in your day-to-day life. We can create an individualized treatment plan for your specific mood disorders.
Therapy for Mood Disorders
Through talk therapy here at Sal Psychiatry, we can help you to identify unhealthy behaviors, emotions, and thoughts. Then, we can work with you to change them, to help you to replace them with something healthier and more positive. In our safe, comfortable, clinical environment, you can feel free to say what you need to say with no fear, judgment, or negativity. A trained professional will work with you to not just go through your symptoms but to find the underlying causes. That way, you can develop the kinds of coping skills that can serve you long into the future.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
A treatment for severe depression that’s been resistant to previous forms of treatment, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) may be able to help with other mood disorders as well. A noninvasive treatment, TMS directs magnetic energy to the parts of your brain connected to depression. You may see benefits after a single session but most require multiple sessions to get the most out of it. An experienced TMS technician can guide you through the entire process, making sure that you’re comfortable and cozy the entire time.
SPRAVATO
An esketamine nasal inhalant, SPRAVATO is a powerful treatment for depression. It can provide real relief from even the most severe depression very quickly. The immediate side effects can be challenging (including nausea, hallucinations, and similar) but they pass in just a couple hours time. During that, you’ll be carefully monitored by our staff. They’ll make sure that you’re as safe and comfortable as possible until the side effects pass. Once they do, you can feel relief from the mood disorders that have been holding you back from the life that you want.
TMS: Part of Treatment
What’s mentioned above are just some of the ways that we can treat mood disorders. For example, there are telehealth options available. So, you can receive therapy from wherever you feel most comfortable. Some of these treatments, such as SPRAVATO and TMS, are not the “first option,” but they very well might be the best fit for your specific needs. When you come to Sal Psychiatry, we’ll conduct a thorough evaluation to determine what the right treatment for you may be, and then we’ll implement it until you’ve crossed the bridge from where you are to where you want to be. To start the process or learn more, message us through our site or call.
