Nervousness, depression, apathy of... Are you caught up with depression? Antidepressants are now in vogue. Many take them from "bad mood" permanently and can not imagine life without them. Than it is fraught?
Depression - a mental illness, which has its own characteristic symptoms. To cope with it is extremely difficult. I need a doctor's care, a psychiatrist, and often medication.
A bad mood is not depression irrelevant. This is a completely different condition. How to distinguish them?
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What is the mood?
Psychologists say that if you are in doubt about your depression or bad mood - then you have a bad mood.
Suffering from depression do not ask himself these questions: he is convinced that all is hopeless and in front there is no clearance.
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Antidepressants and tranquilizers
Antidepressants - a psychotropic substance for the treatment of depression.
Antidepressants and tranquilizers to help cope with the symptoms of depression. But taking them can only be prescribed by a doctor. Specialist selects formulation and dosage, based on the analysis parameters, and related factors (sex, age, lifestyle, and so on. D.).
Incorrect intake of these drugs can lead to addiction, impaired concentration, headaches, loss of coordination of movements.
tranquilizers They never intended for long-term use, as addictive. The doctor prescribes them a one-time - at the time of the most severe manifestations of depression symptoms.
antidepressants though not addictive, but they have another unpleasant effect - a withdrawal syndrome. In a dramatic admission symptoms of depression return. Psychiatrist to remove the drug allows for this possibility and knows how to avoid it.
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Top 7 main symptoms deprecsii
- Nervousness. State of anxiety, panic attacks, loss of interest in life.
- Depression and despondency. Long (over 2 weeks) decrease mood.
- Apathy. The sharp decline in activity and performance, up to the complete abandonment of her.
- Insomnia. There have sleep disorders (insomnia or, on the contrary, somnolence).
- There are problems with appetite. Perhaps as a strong decline, and increased appetite.
- General weakness. There are painful symptoms (headache, and chest tightness).
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