Allergies And Mental Illness

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Author: Improving Lives Counseling

Published on: June 14, 2018

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Spring – with its budding trees, flowering plants, and warm temperatures, yields high humidity, invading pollen, sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, and a headache which lingers day and night; welcome to seasonal allergies. Beyond the physical pain and discomfort, there is a connection between allergy symptoms and mental health. The stuffy nose, sneezing, and watery eyes help to remove the invading pollen – an allergic reaction which begins in the immune system and reacts to foreign invaders. Symptoms of this allergic reaction range from mild to severe and can be a risk factor for developing emotional and mental health disorders. The connection between allergy symptoms and mental health include: fever, stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep deprivation. Improving Lives Counseling Services’ team of professionals diagnosis and treat the mental and emotional disorders associated with seasonal allergy symptoms.

Allergy sufferers often experience sleep deprivation, feeling tired, sluggish, and not fully alert. Antihistamines can leave them drowsy, dizzy, and confused. “Research shows there is about a doubling of risk for depression in a person suffering from chronic allergies. In practice, allergy-connected mood changes usually boil down to mild depression symptoms, like feeling sad, lethargic, and fatigued. Allergies can make symptoms even worse in a person with clinical depression.” The chronic sneezing and wheezing can trigger hyperactivity and psychotic episodes, creating confusion, low self-esteem, and self-denial in the sufferer. Some people say they’re more likely to cry during allergy season.

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