What is depression?

Depression is a type of psychiatric disorder. That causes patients to have illnesses in the body, mind, and thoughts. These symptoms will affect their daily life. Makes you feel like you are not happy There’s only anxiety. Therefore, depression must be treated quickly by consulting a psychiatrist for depression.

Depression, what are the causes?

Depression is a psychiatric disease caused by an abnormality of a chemical in the brain called serotonin . The amount of serotonin decreases, causing the patient to feel sick in the body, mind, and thoughts, feeling discouraged, lonely, bored, and not having fun. With life, not being able to sleep, waking up in the middle of the night Frequent nightmares As a result, the ability to work is reduced

. The reasons for wretchedness come from many variables. both from hereditary qualities improvement of brain and the climate that one experiences, for example, encountering weighty pressure or experiencing storms in life Constantly wiped out and exhausted Encountering misfortune throughout everyday life, for example, being isolated from guardians during youth, losing friends and family, family, losing an employment, monetary issues Needed to move house out of nowhere Associations with close individuals are not smooth. Also, assuming you experience those occasions or sentiments as often as possible, they might set off gloom. Counting natural factors like changes in the levels of specific cerebrum synthetic substances. It might likewise bring about melancholy. Likewise, hereditary elements are additionally a piece of the reasons for wretchedness. Since this infection can be acquired hereditarily. In any case, it doesn’t actually intend that assuming there are family members who are And we will be as well. Since it relies upon whether the elements referenced above are invigorating it or not. Notwithstanding, ladies experience this condition 70% more frequently than men and it typically starts around the age of 32.

 

Depression symptoms are like this

Symptoms of depression may not be the same for each person. But most of the time it goes like this

+ having a depressed mood. (In children and teenagers it can be irritable.)

+ Significantly decreased interest or enjoyment in almost all activities

+ Significant loss or gain in weight. (weight changes more than 5 percent per month) or have anorexia or a large appetite +

insomnia or sleeping too much + restlessness, restlessness, or

sluggishness

+ fatigue, lack of energy

+ feeling worthless

+ decreased concentration, dizziness, or hesitation all

+ thinking about dying, thinking about dying

          * Must have at least one of the symptoms in items 1 or 2

* Must have symptoms for 2 weeks or more And these symptoms must be present almost all the time, almost every day. They don’t just come and go, they just disappear for a day or two and then come back again.

However, in patients with severe cases, one must be very careful. Because there is a very high chance of contemplating suicide. If something affects your mind just a little From the statistics it was found that More than 60 percent of those who commit suicide also suffer from depression.

However, how long these symptoms appear after the illness is unknown cannot be said. Because some people have been sick for 1-2 years before symptoms appear. But some people are sick for only 6 months before they know it. Therefore it can be cured.

Depression alternating with abnormally good moods (Bipolar disorder)

Another type of mood disorder is bipolar disorder. People with this type of disease will have 2 types of symptoms: depression and the opposite of depression. When having a depressive episode, the patient has symptoms similar to those of other depression. But when having the opposite symptoms of depression (manic episode), the patient is in an unusually good mood, very happy, talks a lot, and laughs. Smart, kind, wastes money There are big projects popping up in my head. Some people are aggressive and go about interfering with other people. Some people have a lot of sexual desire. Some people also have false delusions, such as thinking they are Superman coming to save the world

. This type of depression alternating with unusually good moods requires different drug treatment than normal depression. Therefore, when encountering a patient with depression Doctors will often ask if you have ever had a period of unusually good mood. To help differentiate disease correctly

 

Depression test You can evaluate it yourself.

If you suspect that you or someone close to you may have symptoms of depression. Take a look at the following test. From the Department of Mental Health Ministry of Public Health That will help us initially diagnose whether you are suffering from depression or not. By answering the question: During the past 2 weeks, Do you have any symptoms or thoughts like this?

1. Feeling discouraged. (practically the entire day)

2. Feeling hopeless with the eventual result of needing to cry.

3. Feeling miserable

. 4. Feeling troubled and having a great time with the things you used to like and have done

. 5. Feeling frustrated in yourself. Also, fault what occurred.

6. Feeling a deficiency of self-assurance

. 7. Wanting to be separated from everyone else and not having any desire to be related with anybody.

8. Feeling useless

. 9. Can’t imagine anything

. 10. Disregard without any problem

. 11. Think gradually. 12. Do things more

drowsily, slowly than expected.

13. Feel effortlessly exhausted, as though you have no energy

. 14. Feel anorexia. Eating not exactly previously

. 15. Sleeping and waking up, not sleeping well. If you answer “yes” to 6 or more questions, it means you have depression. You should receive consulting services from experts. or see a doctor for treatment

 

How can depression be treated?

Depression can be treated in several ways:

Treat depression with medication

The current main treatment is Giving medicine for depression  There are many types of antidepressant drugs. There are both types that make you sleepy and those that don’t. Antidepressants are not addictive. And patients can stop taking the medicine when it’s no longer necessary

. Antidepressants don’t just work to reduce anxiety. But it will really work to relieve the depressive mood. However, this type of drug will act rather slowly. You must take the medicine continuously for at least 2-3 weeks before you start to see your mood improve. And it usually takes 4-6 weeks for the drug to take full effect. When cured, the patient will return to his old self. And the doctor will continue giving the medicine for at least 6 months, but in frequent cases the doctor may consider giving the medicine for longer.

Antidepressants can be broadly divided into two groups: tricyclics and newer drugs that have been synthesized more recently. The advantage of drugs in the Tricyclic group is that they have been used for treatment for so long that the side effects of each drug are well known. The efficiency is definitely confirmed. Both in acute treatment and long-term prevention and are cheap.

However, the treatment efficacy of each antidepressant is not different. The difference lies in the side effects. This includes drugs in new groups as well. In choosing a drug, we consider the following factors in order.

If it is a patient who has been sick and recovered before Previous medical history is important. The patient usually responds to the original medicine. and the same dose that was previously used, so you should use the same amount of medicine as the first

Treat depression without drugs

          * Change your thoughts and overcome sadness

People who are sad are pessimistic. And pessimistic people easily become depressed. It is a cycle that causes depression to last for a long time. Therefore, when depressive symptoms occur Have the patient stop feeling sad for a moment and look back at what happened just now. And when that happened, what thoughts flashed in his mind? Then try to consider how correct that idea is. If you can think of how unreasonable it is, your mood will immediately improve. At least until I accidentally think of something pessimistic again. But if you think about it and feel that it is reasonable. Then think about what to do about that matter.

          * Change your behavior.

People who are in depression often don’t want to do anything, lose energy, sit and lie down, but their brain keeps thinking and they often think only bad things. The more they think, the more they can’t get up. Solve it by finding something to do. Find something that you can do with wood. It doesn’t have to be an important job. You can do it in a way that makes it usable, such as organizing cluttered cabinets or drawers, taking broken things to try to fix them, wiping down the car, watering the plants, taking over the work of the servants, etc. to distract yourself. High thoughts will decrease and your mood will improve.

Treat depression with electricity ( ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy)

In severe cases or at high risk of suicide, the doctor will provide electroconvulsive therapy. The machine sends electric current through the brain causing the patient to have convulsions. Depression will quickly disappear. (in about 1 week) Current electroconvulsive therapy is very safe. But because society receives incorrect information from various media, this type of treatment is less widely accepted. Doctors will therefore use this type of treatment only in cases where it is truly necessary.

Good reasons why you should treat depression

 

1. You’ll rest better Melancholy can make you nod off or get up sooner than expected. The following day you will be much more worn out. Furthermore, melancholy will turn out to be more extreme due to your absence of rest.

2. Your affection life will get to the next level. A few antidepressants can debilitate your charisma, yet frequently despondency disrupts your affection life. Studies have shown that more than 70% of patients lose interest in sex on the off chance that they don’t get medicine. Treatment will assist you with feeling more sure about yourself also.

3. Help with discomfort. Treating sadness won’t just cause you to feel Far better and furthermore assuages torment. Many examinations show that individuals with side effects, for example, joint agony or headaches You will feel more torment assuming you are discouraged.

4. Work better. Since, supposing that you are discouraged You will most likely be unable to amass at work and frequently commit errors.

5. More keen cerebrum, better memory. Gloom can cause changes in region of the cerebrum connected with memory and navigation. Be that as it may, don’t stress in light of the fact that these side effects can be dealt with.

6. Cheerful family. How frequently have you blown up that you turned on individuals around you and later thought twice about it? This treatment will assist you with turning out to be more steady. also, diminish strain in the family