A team of scientists from India and Great Britain I found it Creatine, In addition to being one of the most used additives in sports halls, it can also be very useful to help People with depression.
In fact, this is what was already known. In previous studies, it was noticed that creatine helped Increase the effect of some antidepressantsHowever, these scientists wanted to check whether these scientists could also complement the consequences Psychological therapy Therefore, they conducted a study with 100 patients with a diagnosis of depression from small to heavySome took a placebo with a field next to therapy and others creatine. Eight weeks later, everyone improved the symptoms of depression, but the changes were much better for those who took Creatine.
This is not a complete clinical testTherefore, it will be necessary to investigate more in this line. Nevertheless, the authors of the study are very optimistic regarding their consequences in the future. And the fact that psychological therapy is necessary, but it will always be great to mix it with the addition of with much less side effects than ordinary drugs.
Antidepressants yes or not?
According to the World Health Organization, currently exists in the world 280 million people with depressionThe field is a very serious problem with mental health, for which, unfortunately, sometimes this does not happen with proper treatment.
The first strategy should always be Psychological therapy Sometimes it is enough, but in other cases you must resort to Antidepressants. There is a large dispute between the bullets of one and the others. Some psychologists believe that psycho -produces are subjected to abuse, while some psychiatrists believe that therapy is useless and that antidepressants They are necessary.
It is true that the role of antidepressants is not known for sure. Serotonergic hypothesis, which confirms that depression is associated only with the imbalance of serotonin, which can be compensated by drugs, does not use enough Scientific data. That is why there are those who believe that they should never be appointed. But the reality, in which more and more professionals coincide, is that sometimes antidepressants help patients focus on therapy. Antidepressants are just a whip that covers the wound so that it is not blood, but it is psychological therapy that heals it a little, so that it will not bleed it again. Sometimes a Combination of both treatment methods.
The problem is that there are patients who are resistant to both therapy and psychotropic. His depression is in no way sent, so new medicines and strategies must be checked. That is why he was checked on his day to combine antidepressants with such additives as creatine. But would it not be great for this to be enough with her?
The role of creatine against depression
Creatin is a compound obtained from three amino acids (blocks that make up proteins), which are naturally present in our body, especially in Muscles and brain.
In the muscles, a series of modifications to turn into phosphocratic a substance that It is stored as a source of energy. The more creatine, the more energy. That is why it is often used to increase physical performance. In addition, this helps to improve muscle growth, therefore, bodybuilders often consume it.
But not only increases productivity at muscle level. It was also noted that he plays a similar role in the brain where Improves cognitive indicators. Therefore, he studied for many years to treat certain types of dementia. As well as diseases of mental health, such as depression itself.
It is clear that this enhances the effects of psychotropic, but now we know what it also does with therapy.
Therapy and creatine: nothing else is needed
The authors of the newly published study wanted to prove the effects of combining creatine and Cognitive behavioral therapyThe field is a psychological therapeutic current with more scientific data. Therefore, this is what psychologists recommend with a more solid scientific basis for the work of depression.
In the study, participation 100 patients from India With various levels of depression. Everyone had to answer a questionnaire with which their level of depression on a scale was evaluated, which is going on From 0 to 27. On average, patients received 17.6.
After this first questionnaire, they were divided into two groups. They got everything Behavioral cognitive therapy every two weeksBut they also accepted the same dose daily as in the first group there was creatine in the second placebo. They did not know whether they touched the placebo or not.
Eight weeks later, only 60 people remain. The rest refused the study. When the questioner repeated, everyone improved their account, but, above all, there was a great improvement among those who took Creatine. For them the average was 5.8, So far for the rest it was 11.9The field is the difference between light and moderate depression.
There is a lot more to study
Studying He has restrictions. To begin with, this is not a clinical study in which you must pass several stages with a growing number of participants. In addition, it is possible that the volunteers who refused the study were those who had more serious depression, so they could distort the results. Despite this, the abandonment was homogeneous between two groups, so this was not a big problem.
In any case, we will have to continue to explore before openly recommend creatine for people who come to depression. It is clear that if the time comes, it will be excellent progress, because antidepressants are safe and well tolerate most people, but it is undeniable that they have Side effects This will not be experienced with creatine. For example, there is no need to introduce them and slowly remove them out of fear of a rebound or serotonergic syndrome. Creatine is not thicker, which can happen to many antidepressants, which even more negatively affects the mental health of patients. And, of course, they have many other more serious side effects, which, even unlikely, are.
Today, sometimes there is no other choice but to take them, but really hopes to know that in the future, similar to these changes, one could do.
Source: Hiper Textual
