by Frank Will

Created on: July 28, 2011

Are there any natural treatments for dysthymia disorder that actually work, or are conventional treatments the only options for this very challenging condition? The answer to this question is a very resounding yes for one simple reason; neurotransmitters.

Although the exact cause of this condition is still not fully understood, there are several medical experts that believe it is a breakdown in these brain chemicals that may play a huge role in causing this condition.

What is it?

In fully understanding why natural treatments, especially certain vitamins can help with dysthymia disorder, it is very helpful to understand exactly what it is, the symptoms you can watch for, the potential causes, as well as exactly what nutrients can help and why they help.

Dysthymia disorder is best described as a mild, but very chronic form of depression, where the symptoms can affect you for as long as two years in most cases, and if it is not identified and treated, it can even last for several years. However, there is one major misconception about this disorder; it is not as serious as depression.

Although depression is considered to be much more severe in nature, it is in most all cases a short term condition, but this disorder, because of the length of time it affects you, can actually be much more serious in the long run. In fact, the symptoms that it causes can very easily make you over-critical of every situation that surrounds you, turn you into a constant complainer that no one wants to be around, and as a result of this combination, your will become almost incapable of enjoying people, yourself, and life in general.

Symptoms:

In further understanding how natural treatments for dysthymia disorder may help you, it is also very important to understand the symptoms as the list is quite extensive. However, the earlier that you can identify these symptoms, the quicker you can begin treating them.

The first set of symptoms with will be a gradual loss of interest in most any type of a daily activity, feeling sorry and sad for yourself most of the time, as well as a feeling of almost total hopelessness. Once these signs occur, the next signs will begin to develop which will be a lack of energy to do anything, a feeling of complete fatigue and exhaustion without really exerting yourself, and as a result, you will begin to have a very low self-esteem because in your perception no matter what you do or try, nothing is working.

You will also begin to have trouble making even the

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