Stop Moodiness

Overview

How is your general mood every day? If your answer is negative, you are not alone. Did you know that one in three Americans will suffer from anxiety and/or depression in their lifetime, and 32 million Americans suffer from a variety of mental disorders each year? The two most common types of these mental disorders are anxiety and depression, both of which can have serious consequences for those who suffer from them. Typically people turn to antidepressants and/or tranquilizers to cure these afflictions, but with disappointing results and unwanted side effects. Hormonal and nutritional deficiencies are often the culprits causing these conditions. Balancing hormones and improving nutrition choices can easily calm your anxiety and improve your mood.

Anxiety

About ten percent of Americans experience serious or long-term anxiety. For these people, even the smallest amount of worry can cause anxiety, and this burden often worsens with age. Tranquilizers are often prescribed, but without sufficient results. Correcting hormonal imbalances and nutritional deficiencies can also alleviate anxiety and excessive worrying.

Depression

More than twenty percent of Americans experience depression in their lifetimes, occurring twice as much in women as in men. This is not the type of depression which comes after trauma or loss, but clinical depression which has a lasting effect and without a specific cause. You may feel like you have no purpose, you feel powerless, you don’t look forward to your daily activities, you become irritated with minor things, and/or you are in a constant bad mood. This type of depression can severely damage your relationships and career and make you feel hurt and dissatisfied. Depression is one of the most common complaints and ranges from mild to serious, including suicide. Often, depression is brought on by a lack of hormones, which may be attributed to the prevalence of depression in women.

Neurotransmitters

Neurotransmitters located in the brain are responsible for our moods and feelings. Examples of neurotransmitters you have probably heard of are serotonin, dopamine, and epinephrine, but there are many others. Using specialized tests, a REVITA medical physician can determine if your neurotransmitters are within optimal range. It is our belief that understanding the root cause of the mood issue is the first step in treatment, rather than “Try this chemical anti-depressant and see me back in the three months to see how you feel.” Most people on antidepressants want to get off of them and often experience many undesirable side effects. Our treatment plan is premised on offering natural supplements based on your lab results.

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Nutrition and Mood

A combination of nutritional and hormonal deficiencies can be at the root of anxiety or depression and can also make these conditions worse. A proper diet is an essential support system for hormone treatments. Our physician and REVITA Wellness Director can recommend beneficial nutritional choices and supplements to enhance the positive effects of our hormone treatments in order to most effectively curb any anxiety or depression you are experiencing.

Movement and Mood

Studies show mood improves with movement. Motion creates emotion! More active people report lower instances of depression. Performing aerobic exercises for a set period of time at a set heart rate will improve mood. Our wellness specialist can discuss how to calculate your ideal heart rate and automatically monitor it while you exercise. Yoga and meditation have been show to significantly improve outlook and mood. Yoga opens the body and clears the mind. Yoga coupled with meditation leaves most people feeling fresh, lifted and a renewed sense of self and well-being.

Anxiety/Depression in the morning or while inactive

Do you wake up on the “wrong side of the bed” every day? Do you lie in bed in the morning anxious about the day’s challenges? Do you feel this anxiety or depression throughout the day when at rest? You might be known as the person who never stops moving or always remains active, but only you know it is because you are trying to avoid these ‘blues.’  If this is the case, you may be thyroid deficient. Thyroid hormone therapy can help you overcome your anxiety and depression, typically in one to four months. Our doctor can test you and treat you if you are thyroid deficient. Thyroid treatment has a number of other beneficial effects as well.

Men: Irritability, Nervousness, Anxiety, Excitability

Men who experience irritability, anxiety, depression, feeling ill at ease or down, or decreased energy may have low testosterone levels and/or low DHEA. Our physician can test you for these deficiencies. If treatments are needed, testosterone and/or DHEA therapy will either decrease or eliminate these ailments. DHEA helps you to be reasonable and rational during life’s up and downs, while testosterone can help you feel upbeat, motivated, energetic, determined, fearless, and better able to face challenges.

Women: Feeling Nervous, Aggressive, Worry; or Irritable during second half of menstrual cycle

The most common contributor to anxiety in women, particularly when associated with the menstrual cycle, is lack of progesterone.
Lack of progesterone can make a woman irritable, nervous, worrisome, aggressive, and quarrelsome. Progesterone therapy can make a woman sleep better and feel peaceful, calm, placid, and receptive. Having the right level of progesterone is also a cornerstone for good overall physical and mental balance. Our REVITA physician will test you for progesterone deficiency. If lab results indicate a deficiency, progesterone therapy can relieve anxiety and pain. DHEA and testosterone therapy can also help diminish anxiety.

Anxiety disrupting career, relationships, and self confidence

People who are anxious, seek isolation to the point of interfering with career and relationships, worry about senseless issues, procrastinate, and lack self confidence may be deficient in certain hormones. Our doctor can test you for low hormone levels. If necessary, hormone therapy can decrease anxiety and induce serenity to the point of transforming your life.

Anxiety during stress or confronting/escaping a situation, set off by small things

Cortisol enables you to withstand stress without feeling anxious and provides energy to face unexpected situations. Our doctor can test you for cortisol deficiency. If your levels are low, natural remedies or, if needed, prescription medications can help you overcome your anxiety and confront stressful situations.

Sleeplessness due to nighttime anxiety

Anxiety that occurs at night can be attributed to melatonin. Melatonin has a number of beneficial effects for sleeplessness and can relax your mind and your muscles. Women, if you have low progesterone levels, you typically will have low melatonin because it is a byproduct of progesterone.

Men: Constant depression

Depression in men often indicates low testosterone levels. Conversely, happiness typically increases testosterone. Our physician can test your testosterone level. If you are deficient, testosterone therapy can significantly decrease or eradicate depression in men.

Women: Constant depression

Testosterone is also an essential mood stabilizer in women, adding self-confidence, resolve, good resistance to stress, and desire for life and sexual desire. Testosterone also works very well with estrogen, which increases feelings of happiness and optimism. Estrogen works similarly to some prescription antidepressants by blocking monoamine oxidase, which eliminates mood-stimulating neurotransmitters. A doctor at REVITA Medical can test you for low levels of testosterone and estrogen, and devise a treatment plan for you if deficiencies are found.

Sensitivity to stress/Pessimism/Distracted/Confusion/Difficulty facing situations

Deficiency of cortisol (which fights stress) can cause depression, confusion, distraction, difficulty organizing ideas, pessimism, feelings of defeat, and inability to face difficult situations. In depressed patients, cortisol levels remain constant, yet cortisol is meant to increase during stress and decrease when calm. Balanced cortisol can give you the power to face stressful situations, curb depression and more. Our doctor can test and treat you for imbalanced cortisol.

Vulnerability to stress/Frequent bouts of depression/Feeling fragile

Depressed people who are very vulnerable to stress and in a fragile mental state are very likely to be deficient in certain hormones, regardless of age. Our doctor can test you for deficiency of hormones. If treatment is necessary, hormone therapy can help you resist stress and increase self-confidence and serenity, creating a better quality of life overall.

What are your medical dispensing protocols?

REVITA offers treatment only to individuals with a clinical deficiency. Our company name is REVITA Anti-Aging, but we prescribe medications only to those who are determined to have a clinical deficiency by means of lab testing conducted by our REVITA Medical Physician. Working with our specially trained physician is important to ensure your short and long term wellness. Taking any type of supplement or prescription medication, even those that are natural as possible, can be counterproductive for your health and money if treatment is not necessary.

Testimonials

“He (a medical hormone specialist) took one look (at my labs) and said ‘your hormone tank is empty. That’s why you feel like your life force is being drained.’ My eyes welled with tears. Finally someone understood and had a solution. After one day on bio-identical estrogen, I felt the veil lift. After three days I was literally singing and had a skip in my step.”

~ Oprah from O Magazine, February, 2009

“I am just much happier in general. Overall I just feel better and I’m happier.”

You can have hormone imbalances and thyroid issues at any age.

~ Natalie, 17, Charleston

“I feel astounding. Mentally and physically…Astounding difference.”

~ Jon, 35, Charlotte

“I have a much better sense of well-being. I just don’t feel bothered by things as much. Things just roll off my back now.”

~Douglas, 42

“The anti-aging program helped me a lot; major mood swings were eliminated and my mood in general improved. My moods were all over the board.  More people need to know about this type of treatment (BHRT). I do bioidentical testosterone, progesterone, HGH and DHEA.”

~Theresa, 52

“A big difference I noticed was with my mood swings. Before I started testosterone treatment, I used to have significant mood swings and now I am more even. There are fewer down days now.”

~Ryan

“I was moody, I didn”t sleep well, I was often anxious and I had hot flashes. I like doing it naturally too. I don’t like putting chemicals in my body. BHRT is the smart way to go.”

~Fay, Charlotte, 65

“Hormone replacement made an incredible difference in my life. I mean really all aspects of my life. Energy, my outlook, mood, motivation, everything. I even went back to school and got my contractor’s license I was so motivated following treatment.”

~ Dale, Charlotte Attorney, 54

“I have not felt this good in 15 years. I forgot I used to feel this way. I forgot how much motivation, energy and creativity I used to have.”

~Don, Charlotte, 37

“I feel as good as I did in high school. I’m loving it.”

~Jose, Fort Mill, 37

“WOW…I felt better right away. My wife noticed a big difference.”

~Jack S., Cornelius, 57

“My son says “Mom, are you okay?” because I’m moving around and doing so much. I used to sit around and avoid activity and social gatherings too. I just didn’t feel good about myself. I get out a lot more because I want to. I just went out the other night with friends for a birthday party. I never used to do that. I used to find excuses. I would normally have said I can’t go out because of my son, I need to stay with him. I feel so much better about being out and about. It’s not forced anymore.”

~Devinie, North Carolina, 47

“My mood is WAY, WAY, WAY different. I am a new person. I’m almost off anti-depressants. The last one I took was four days ago. Before I could not go ten hours without the side effects. I didn’t like taking them. The anti-depressants are just band-aids. I did a lot of research before starting and the literature said ‘better outlook, more motivated, more energy.’ All of that is spot-on…I’m a new man.”

~Vern, Denver, 51

“I was skeptical at first you know. But I feel great. I feel just mentally alone it’s worth it. The main things it helped me with in order is: First, mental clarity and mood; second, energy; third, libido; and fourth, muscle tone and strength.”

~Scott, Rock Hill, 33

REVITA: “How are you?”
Vern: “I’m great. I’m off anti-depressants. I came fully off three days ago…I’m so happy I did this.”
REVITA: “Great! Can we use this as a testimonial for the website?”
Vern: “Absolutely, it’s the truth. You just can’t explain to someone how much better you are going to feel. It’s amazing…I feel great. At first it sounded unrealistic. But it’s been just amazing. I wish I had done this years ago.”

~Vern, Denver, 51

REVITA: “Your husband has been on the program for a while and has given us a testimony on the website, but as his wife of 25 years, what would you say the changes in your husband have been?”
Kim: “Wow, I don’t know what it is, but before he was just more down, more reserved, less energetic, and since treatment he’s more open, more outgoing again, has more energy, just a better overall outlook.”

~Kim, Denver, 48