CHAPTER –III a New Methodology for Industrial Synthesis of Antidepressant Drug Desmethylvenlafaxine
CHAPTER –III A new methodology for industrial synthesis of antidepressant drug Desmethylvenlafaxine. INTRODUCTION: Almost everyone experiences at one time or another, a sense of "feeling low" caused by a disturbing event in one's life but when depression persists, it is a matter of concern. Major depression is a serious condition where a person is not only in a depressed mood but also has a feeling of guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities including sex, oversleeping or sometimes sleeplessness, extreme fatigue, lack of energy, agitation and sometimes irritability and anxiety. Depression can strike at any age, including childhood. Often, depressed moods can be observed in early middle age as a result of the side effect of medication, hormonal changes (such as before the menstrual period or after child birth), fluctuating blood sugar levels, smoking, environmental factors like chronic exposure to solvents and heavy metals and vitamin deficiencies. Sometimes intestinal overgrowth of yeast (Candida albicans) can precipitate depression. However, the most common time of onset is at old age, that may be a reaction to the fact of growing older, the death of a spouse or close friend, limitations of movement associated with age and impending confrontation with death. Some of the symptoms of depression are poor appetite with weight loss or increased appetite with weight gain, insomnia or hypersomnia, physical hyperactivity or inactivity, loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities, or a decrease in sexual drive. Includes loss of energy or feelings of fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, self-reproach or inappropriate guilt, a diminished ability to think or concentrate and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.
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