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Q: Depression Symptoms?
I was laid off work after 24 1/2 years this past January and I’m not having any luck finding another job. My wife seems to think I might be suffering from a mild form of depression. Can anyone tell me what symptoms I need to be looking for before I call a doctor. Money is tight right now and can’t afford to spend money for just a visit without any proof of depression.

A: The symptoms differ. Some are- apathy, tiredness, inability to concentrate, that empty feeling inside, lack of feelings or emotions…

It sounds like situational depression, and for that you need to change your situation. Medication is probably not the answer (at this time). It is normal to feel depressed when you just lost a job that you had for that many years-. After that many years, I’m sure the job had begun to define you. And you now feel lost without it.

You need to get involved in something- whether you feel like it or not. I’m sure you’ve been looking for another job (though if you worked that long you’re probably old enough to retire if you wanted to). Exercise is very helpful- it builds endorphins (chemicals in the brain that fight depression). It might help you a lot to do volunteer work until you find the right job. It can help you feel good- helping others and being useful. A hobby might make a difference if there’s something you enjoy that you can afford. And of course, eat right and get enough sleep- they’re very important to all aspects of your health including mental health.

Q: Depression symptoms?
Sorry to ask such a serious question, but I am a little too embarrased to take it to my Dr. I am a healthy 26 year old nurse. I believe I have been depressed since middle school – and have thought about suicide on and off since then (on & off being for brief periods every 2 years or so). When ever I feel so low, I am too depressed to talk to the Dr about it, and when I’m not I am too embarrased to talk about it.
The reason I am questioning talking to my Dr about it today is that I am so tired. I just feel like no matter how much sleep I get, it’s not enough. I have a history of migraines, but I feel like I am getting a headache every single day. My job is very fast paced, and these symptoms make me feel like I can’t do my job. I also feel like I need to quit my job every 6 months for no reason – I really like my job, and don’t know why I get such a strong urge to quit.
I know there may be other answers for my symptoms, but does anyone else think could they mean depression?

A: Doctors are trained for a reason. This is definitely something that you would need to discuss with a doctor. They have to keep your information confidential because they took an oath and they are not there to judge you. Seeing a doctor may save your life. You may need medication for a hormonal imbalance or a chemical imbalance and you cannot determine what it should be.

Q: depression symptoms……………………..?
what are the signs and symptoms of having depression,

please let me know any information that you have….??

A: If you are depressed you often lose interest in things that you used to enjoy. Depression commonly interferes with your work, social and family life. In addition, there are many other symptoms, which can be physical, psychological, and social.
Psychological symptoms:
continuous low / blue mood or sadness; feelings of hopelessness and helplessness; low self-esteem; tearfulness;feelings of guilt;feeling irritable and intolerance of others; lack of motivation, and little interest in and difficulty making decisions;lack of enjoyment;suicidal thoughts / thoughts of harming someone else;feeling anxious or worried; reduced sex drive. Physical symptoms:
slowed movement / speech;change in appetite / weight (usually decreased but sometimes increased); constipation;unexplained aches and pains;lack of energy / lack of interest in sex; andchanges to the menstrual cycle (in women).Social symptoms:
not performing well at work;taking part in fewer social activities and avoiding contact with friends; reduced hobbies and interests, and difficulties in home and family life.

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Q: How can you make depression symptoms better at home?
What if you have depression but don’t need to see a doctor yet. How can you improve your light depression symptoms at home? Don’t say some type of pill, because I would want to go through a doctor before I take any kind of supliment.

A: You should probably see a doctor before your depression gets severe. I’ve been getting worse for the past 2 years and I wish I would have gotten help in the beginning. But what I do is just try to write music. Exercising is also good. Really the most important thing is to find a lot of hobbies you enjoy doing to keep your self-esteem high. And make sure you get out of the house often or you will get pretty depressed.

Q: How can I get rid of depression symptoms while waiting for the medicine to take effect?
My insurance does not cover the cost of counseling, so how can I get rid of the depression symptoms or diminish them when I am too tire to exercise? There is one person that I talk to on the phone every week who is the only person I found can make me feel better, but talking to her only once a week does not seem to be enough, and she is not a counselor, or doctor of any kind.

A: Make sure you get enough sleep, exercise and eat a well balanced diet.

Maybe try writing in a journal to help you vent and be able to reflect back.

Check local hospitals sometimes they offer group sessions for free or reduced cost.

Try to find a hobby that can make you happy.

Q: Are there any foods that help relieve depression symptoms?
Are there any foods that help relieve depression symptoms?

Thank you for any help.

A: Eating fresh fruits and veggies are good for depression.
Exercise is good, even if it just a walk.
Get sun and stop caffein intake for it has a negative effect on depression.
Work on journaling your thoughts, this helps slow down your anxiety which causes doom and gloom thinking or depression.
Find themes in your writing so that you can stop the cycle of negative self talk that becomes circular.
I hope this helps,
see someone if you need to, no shame in that.
GOOD LUCK,
Your Assistant

Q: How can I avoid depression symptoms?
I know that depression is a disease that never really goes away. i can tell that I’m getting symptoms of depression again…I want to sleep, I’m sad about everything, my mind goes to the sad part of my life automatically, I either overeat or don’t eat at all. I need to know how to avoid the symptoms since I can’t cure the disease. Help! I’m desperate.

A: I have suffered from depression since I was 13 years old and I am now 21 and my life is getting better but when I do start feeling more depressed, like wanting to sleep more, crying, irritability, sadness or even when I get suicidal thoughts, I know that I need time for myself. I do something that I enjoy. I read a book or a magazine. Going for walks helps me a lot, it is just nice to go out for fresh air and it feels good. Or I go to the movies or I rent a movie and eat chips and enjoy the movie. Try and find something that you enjoy. I love taking a hot bath, it’s relaxing. Find what makes you happy and it’ll help. Good luck

Q: where can I get information about anxiety and depression symptoms?
i want to find a book or a website that talks about why anxiety and depressions symptoms happen etc… so i can understand what is going on in my body. i already know about the adrenaline and the fight or flight response.. but I would like to know stuff more in detail like why I can get headaches…drowziness etc,,, thanks

A: You could go to google…..or this website
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
good luck :)

Q: How long for Prozac to fully relieve depression symptoms?
I’ve been on Prozac for 3 weeks and I’m noticing a relaxed feeling along with normal feelings returning, but the feelings of depression, how long does that take to go away?

A: Antidepressants can generally take up to one month to feel the full effect.

Q: Is it possible to have depression symptoms without being depression?
Is there a ” biological ” disease that resembles clinical depression?

A: If you work long hours, suffer from insomnia, and find yourself suffering from anxiety, unable to relax unless actually working, you may actually be suffering from a high functioning depressive disorder.

This type of depression doesn’t yet have an “official” name – but has become increasingly common since the 1990’s. Typical of its victim:

• Contract work with no benefits or self-employment
• At least 3 periods of unemployment within the last 15 years
• Financial difficulty
• No time for leisure or hobbies
• A family to look after financially

Granted, the nature of jobs has changed completely since the early 1990’s. The sort of guaranteed 9-5 job, with benefits, long tenure, pensions, vacation time and weekends and evenings guaranteed free has turned out to be a universal phenomenon peculiar only to those who served in World War II – and the generation immediately after it.

The rest of North America’s population now has to scramble for existence.

This has given rise to great entrepreneurship and ingenuity – but also great stress. “We are probably seeing the most stunning multitude of high functioning depressives this world has seen in decades,” says former counselor, Susan B.

What many of these high functioning depressives are turning to, however, is natural therapies. As quickly as this type of disorder mushroomed, so too did the realization that these work habits are not healthy.

If you suffer from depression, you know that it’s not something you would wish on your worst enemy. Intense sadness inhibits your ability to function normally, causing problems in your work, social and home life. But with proper treatment, you can get back to your old self.

Today’s doctors are eager to prescribe antidepressants for their depressed patients. They know that these drugs have undesirable (and sometimes dangerous) side effects, but they reason that their benefits outweigh their risks. But are antidepressants the only option?

No, they’re not. There are many depression treatments that do not require the patient to take any type of drug. Even doctors will tell you that certain lifestyle changes and non-drug therapies can help. But there are also certain natural treatments that most doctors would rather you didn’t know about.

Some things that are effective against depression do not cost a dime. Exercise, for example, boosts levels of certain chemicals in the brain that elevate mood, and lower levels of others that cause stress. Meditation can also help relieve stress, which is an underlying cause of depression.

Other non-drug therapies are rather expensive. Psychotherapy is often very effective in the fight against depression, but it certainly isn’t cheap.

And then there are herbs. Some My Help. You Might Need More Information. I still recommend this book to people. It’s in the link below.

Q: How can I get my mom to spend time with me and do I have depression (Symptoms added) 10points best answer!
First of all, because I know that I’ll get some answers like “Go play with your friends” or “Go to the park/mall/movies/whatever” But I can’t. Here is just some extra info that might help weed out the answers I’m NOT looking for. I am 14. I live in a small complex with my two parents who baby me. I am not allowed out of the complex unless it is to go to school. In my complex is a 8 year old who idolizes me, a 3 year old who is spoiled and cries to much, and a 11 year old who doesn’t speak English. No, It is NOT fun to spend all summer with an 8 year old kid and her baby brother, OK? My Mom doesn’t let me have my friends from school over because she claims they ‘distract her’ inside the house, and outside she has to supervise them. and I can’t go to their house because she says she doesn’t know their parents well enough. (I’ve only been their friend for a year.)

Ok. On to the question. My Mom is addicted to WoW. Yes. Addicted. Her only friend of 10 years has been ignoring her and fighting with her for most of those years. —-I Cannot bring them together again, DON’T SUGGEST IT. PLEASE.—- My Dad is a truck driver and goes out of town every summer for the whole summer and when he does, It leaves me alone with my Mom. At first it is great! She works, so I get the whole day to myself to do ANYTHING I want. After first week though, It gets terrible. And It has come to my attention this month, that I most likely have depression from it. My Mom has this guy on WoW who she Is lying to, (saying she is 23, has my name, and the picture she sent him is my sisters) and he calls her Babygurl. I glanced at the computer and the e-mail she was replying to said something like “I’m glad I have your heart. .you’re a great person…etc.” She talks on a voice chat system with him so I cannot even play piano, which I love to do, or even talk to her or else she yells at me. She doesn’t make me supper, and hasn’t been grocery shopping in two months. Thank god my sisters come over every few days and bring me a decent lunch when my Mom is at work. I am VERY tempted to break the discs/hack the account/whatever but I cannot do that. I’m not that kind of person, and even if I was, she would know it was me. I’m the ONLY one who knows her password (Its jumbled letters) She has lightly slapped me for NOT helping her with her game because I was reading, I’m afraid to do anything to her account. How can I get her to spend more time with me? Please. I’m desperate.

Could someone also tell me if I might have depression?
These are my symptoms:
~I sleep either 4 hours a night, or 17 hours (approximately) It differs by the day and if my sisters come over.
~I very rarely have food to eat and when I do eat, I eat A LOT. I’m talking nine chicken fingers, and four hotdogs in two hours.
~I have pains in my upper arms and legs. Sometimes something as slight as pulling a blanket over my head is enough to cause pain/make it sore.
~I get mad a lot. I have typed and erased about seven swears in this question because I just get so pissed. And when my family call me lazy cause I won’t clean the house for my mom when she gets home from work, I am so mad I feel like I want to hit them. I’m NOT fucking lazy. I just don’t respect my mom. Why should I fucking clean her house when she won’t even lift a finger to keep me healthy???? And its PAINFUL for me. I get so fatigued so much from it sometimes I just collapse onto the couch and sleep.
~I don’t do the things I like to anymore. I cannot bring myself to right my story, or to even read anymore. And I feel my intelligence is being affected.

Just incase people think I am exaggerating my ‘horrible summer’ this is my schedule. One for near the beginning of the summer, and one near the end.

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Please help me. I need advice. And yeah, I guess a bit of this was just venting too. I don’t get to vent that much.

A: OK first of all you wrote a ton of stuff I didn’t read all of it ……BUT!!!! I will tell you this, if you find one of your mom’s interested that you may be interested in even if you pretend to for starters, she she will start to find some of your interests that she may have in common, because believe it or not your MOM was once a young girl with the same problems you’re having….It is possible for you to come to a common ground on at least one thing ….and BUILD from there…. GOOD LUCK….Ok I read everything before I submitted yes depression…sounds like your Manic depressive…or bi-polar sometimes you need very little sleep and get very anxious and sometimes your depressive need lots of sleep and hard to get started… the eating thing is part of your self treatment ( a quick fix of fulfillment ) but this all stems from the family life you have right now and if you don’t find a way to help this situation this will need clinical help…..again good luck….Try to get your mom’s attention even if it to shame her into it….your mom sounds like she also is lonely and is looking for the virtual life…. you both can help each other….

Q: Is there a sequence for the recovery from depression symptoms when you’re on antidepressants?
I’ve been on EFFEXOR XR 300 mg for about two months now. Are mood, concentration, focus the last symptoms to improve?

A: Jim, Effexor is an excellent medication for both depression and anxiety but you should be feeling relief from the worst of your symptoms by now, even if you have some residual problems with mood and focus. Are you in therapy at all? Medications can certainly be a huge help, but you also need to work on the issues that brought on the depression as well as learn better ways of dealing with life in general. Talk to your doctor about the residual symptoms and also about getting some therapy to coincide with taking the medication.

Q: What are the symptoms of depression and borderline personality disorder?
Could u tell me what the symptoms of depression and/or bpd?

A: Bpd tends to be extremes of behavior. This may include such problems as ocd and the obvious behaviour is self harm of some kind. This is normally long term self harm, over eating, under nourishment (anorexia), not caring for yourself in some way. This may be looking after your physical health resulting in illness that is extreme of that condition. There are many ways to self harm, not just the obvious, cutting, burning or overdose’s . People with bpd tend to see things in black and white, no grey areas. Extemes. Depression is linked as that some peop;e with depression have it recurring persistantly through out their lives. When deep depression doe’s not lift or reoccurres time and time again, bpd may be diagnosed. I could go on, but it is best you look personality disorders up on line. This will give you the information you need.

Q: What are the symptoms of depression?What is the difference between depression and suicidal depression?
I want to know if i feel depressed please tell me the symptoms of suicidal depression and depression
I HAVE DEPRESSION BECAUSE I HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS THAT YOU SAY ARE DEPRESSION…WHAT ARE TREATMENT OPTIONS THAT I HAVE?

A: Depression:
“Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood
Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once enjoyed.”
There are more symptoms. “Suicidal” depression? No such term, but you have a depressed person who just gives up and wants to die. That’s suicidal. Anyone can be depressed and/or suicidal. It can be situational (maybe the death of a loved one–and you are so upset you want to die too–that usually passes) or it can be organic (a chemical imbalance in the brain).

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/depressionmenu.cfm

Q: What are the causes and symptoms of depression?
I don’t have thoughts of suicide but I, and those around me, have noticed a change in my behavior. Lately I have been feeling nauseous, tired, agitated, and I have also been very reclusive and sad. I’ve had a lot of trouble getting up in the mornings, which is very odd for me. Also, I’ve haven’t been able to concentrate very well. None of these things are common with me so I was wondering what it was. I heard that some of these things are symptoms of depression. I also wanted to know what causes depression. Any and all suggestions and or comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

A: Symptoms of Major Depression

Sleep disturbance (insomnia), sleeping too much
Crying
“Empty” feeling
Loss of interest in usually enjoyable activities
Difficulty in thinking clearly
Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
Loss of concentration
Lowered self-esteem
Not as talkative as usual
Excessive fatigue
Prolonged sadness
Loss of appetite
Socially withdrawn
Persistent permission
Significant weight loss
Irritability
Persistent thoughts of death of suicide
Attempted suicide

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