Suggest Treatment For Depression And Excessive Anger

Posted on Fri, 1 Jul 2016

Question: Hello Dr. XXXXXXX I reside in XXXXXXX have a 2.7 year old baby. I think I am under depression as I have a lot of outbursts of anger, I also break down a lot and at times have even felt the need to somehow end my life. I work from home in an IT company and am constantly in the need to prove myself in every aspect of my life. Seems like I need to catch up so much and time is just slipping out of my hand. I had a very turbulent marriage in the initial 3-4 years. Now things are much better but they memories of those times keep haunting me a lot. I don't know what to do and who to approach.

Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Antidepressants and relaxation therapy.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I am Dr. Shubham Mehta, a psychiatrist from XXXXXXX (Haryana) here. I have picked up your query and will be answering it. I will try to help you in all the possible ways here.

I can understand your concerns.

With the details that you have given, I think it's major depression and you need treatment for it ASAP. Irritability, feelings of suicide are the issues which should addressed by a professional at the earlier.

You have a 2.7 year old child. Stress of parenting, work stress and marital discord are contributing factors for your depression.

Relaxation therapy and antidepressants like escitalopram (prescription drug) will certainly help you.
Please consult a psychiatrist for appropriate management.

In case you have more doubts, please feel free to ask further.
Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar