By depression, many understand the persistent bad mood. This is not entirely true. Even prolonged bad mood is not always a sign of depression, which has other symptoms. A depressive state itself is not fatal, but a person can commit suicide or die from improper treatment.
You will need
- - a psychotherapist;
- - a psychiatrist;
- - district therapist;
- - insurance policy.
Instruction manual
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Try to understand the reasons for your persistent bad mood. Analyze if there are any external causes for him that are also emotionally significant for you. It can be trouble at work, a break with a loved one and much more that is of great importance to you. If you manage to identify such a cause, you most likely have neurotic depression. It is also called reactive.
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Take your time to take antidepressants. In general, you should not drink such medicines without consulting a doctor. Reactive depression is quite successfully treated with a radical change in lifestyle. Change the job. Find out whether it is possible to move to another city or at least to another microdistrict. Do what you were going to do for a long time, but you did not have enough time and energy.
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Consult a good therapist. He will help you find a new place in life. This is especially important if the causes of depression cannot be addressed.
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It may also happen that lifestyle changes and therapist’s help will not be enough. In this case, the medicine will help you, but the psychiatrist should prescribe them. This word does not need to be afraid. Lesser psychiatry is just dealing with various neuroses, including neurotic depression.
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If a bad mood is accompanied by dry mouth and constipation, it is possible that you have endogenous depression. In this case, only a psychiatrist will help you. He will prescribe medication and give you a regimen. Do not expect that you will immediately become calm and fun. In this case, medicines are needed in order for the failed systems of your body to start working normally again.
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Depression is a sign of some serious illnesses. For example, very often such symptoms are accompanied by hepatitis, cancer, neuroinfection. Of course, with somatogenic depression, it is the disease that caused the disease that must be treated. If, in addition to lowering your mood, you have any other disorders, first contact your local GP. He will direct you to analyzes and to other specialists. Depression will go away as the general condition improves.
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Quite often, depression is a side effect of any medication. Such drugs include antipsychotics or corticosteroids. It usually passes very quickly by itself, as soon as a person stops taking medication. The main thing in this situation is to be patient and not try to accept something else. Medications can go poorly with each other, and uncontrolled self-medication can cause far more serious consequences.
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If you notice signs of depression, give up alcohol. Depressive conditions often occur in those who constantly use sleeping pills or sedatives. Do not abuse them, as well as alcohol. This will significantly reduce the risk of the disease.
Useful advice
The patient himself can not always distinguish between depression, apathy, anxiety or asthenic conditions. Do not make a diagnosis, but consult a good doctor.