Treatment and Medications

- Two main treatments are medication and talk therapy ( psychotherapy)

-Medication is known to be more effective on its own then talk therapy. Both of them combined is an even higher success for treatment.

Which treatment your doctor recommends depends on certain factors such as:

- Severity of your Dysthymia symptoms

-Your desire to address emotional issues affecting your life

- Your personal preference

- Previous treatment methods

-Your ability to tolerate medications

Medications: Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitors, Serotonin and noreupinephrine reuptake and Tricyclicin antidepressants.

Children, adolescents and young adults under 25, may increase in suicidal thoughts or behaviour when taking anti-depressants, especially in the first few weeks

Dysthymia Disorder

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