The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-06

title. Though
they may eat
o. cHRisAAN consider b e
guam tity Of
knickknacks and sweets, solid nour-
ishing food makes them too tired
to think Of eating.
They are unable to make any
sustained effort either physically or
mentally. A very fashionable name
for this condition Is nervous
breakdown. AS q general thing. no
diseased condition Is discoverable.
They are just generally subnormal.
Most Of them have some disturb
ance Of the thyroid gland; it may
be overactive though most fire.
Quently It Is underactive.
There Is usually q deficiency In
secretions from the adrenal glands.
The blood pressure Is low and the
circulation is poor. The action Of
the digestive organs is sluggish, but
there Is no real disease. They fire.
qllently complain Of being cold one
minute and hot the next. The hands
and feet may burn or be unbear-
ably cold.
Nuisance About House
Patients complain of drowsiness
when up and sleeplessness when
lying down. They may be quite
anaemic, but the nutrition is fair
and the weight normal. Numbness
Of the hands and feet is common
and tipgling may be q frequent
complaint. They say they are so
tired that they cannot think or
endure the thought Of physical eff
fort. In other words. they are help
less, Querulous. complaining indi.
viduals with no desire to do any,
thing except be waited on. They
are sure that no one cares how they
feel.
Aperson suffering from this on
ditfon Il Q nuisance around the
house, and yet he Is to be pitied,
because he Is so miserable and yet
unable to exert enough energy to
overcome his nstlessness.
The condition Is undoubtedly q
disturbance Of some or several of
the glands Of internal secretion.
but It Is difficult to determine which
ones are at fault. Disorders Of the
sex glands are known to cause gen.
eral depression, melancholia and
hysteria.
Over-excitement Of the thyroid
induces hysteria In one patient and
depression In another. Many Of the
symptoms Of physical and mental
fatigue. with low blood pressure.
especially II there are some dark
spots any place on the skin. may be
due to deficient secretions OF the
adrenals.
The treatment must be individ-
uali1ed. each one Is q problem In
itself. Building up with an increase
In the proteins Is advisable, as
many Of these folks are obcessed
With the idea that certain foods,
IKE meat. fish and eggs, do not
agree with them.
Rise - Emergency
II these patients can be induced
Or forced to take some physical and
mental exercise, improvement will
take. place. Supplying medicines,
increasing the activity Of the de-
1ect1ve glands. will be Of help. Elk
c1uSlOn Of Ill possible sources of in
4eCttuu ts necessary, but the patient
must help himself.
We have seen many times the
chronic nervous invalid, unable to
do anything. suddenly snap out of
It, when the absolute necessity
arose. A husband may die or be-
come II. leaving q family and little
money and the neurasthenic wife
may Immediately take hold and do
the impossible.
They perform severe tasks to
support the family, and have no
time 70 complain. The helplessness
= not put On. you may believe, nor
= The condition one to be enjoyed.
. Thoy must be made to forget them.
solvo4und think Of others, In order
3 - relieved Of this terrible de-
proo11on. Their constant exhaus-
ticn deprives them Of most Of their
Wl0 power. and they need some ex-
tBooCo1nary incentive 70 stir them
Ut 6 the 6spthG !.