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How Can I Over Come My Depression?

i think i am suffering from depression. i can't eat and sleep properly, i can't focus on my daily chores, and i always feel gloomy most of the time even if i hang around with my friends i just feel ok for a short time. i get easily irritated and it is already affecting my responsibility as a mother because i can't concentrate and i lack interest in almost everything. what sould i do?
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

The symptoms you have mentioned like lack of sleep, altered eating habits, poor focus, feeling of gloominess, poor sociality, irritability etc can occur due to mild to moderate depression. Lack of concentration, poor interest in anything or anhedonia are other features of such symptoms.

Other reasons for such symptoms could be low vitamin B12, hypothyroidism, iron deficiency anaemia. For this I would advise you to start taking multivitamin supplements and to get your Thyroid levels checked. If everything come normal then depression is possibility.

In treatment of depression medicines like Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Sertraline are commonly used. Visit a psychiatrist for proper prescription and treatment. Cognitive therapy also have good results in depression.

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How Can I Over Come My Depression?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM The symptoms you have mentioned like lack of sleep, altered eating habits, poor focus, feeling of gloominess, poor sociality, irritability etc can occur due to mild to moderate depression. Lack of concentration, poor interest in anything or anhedonia are other features of such symptoms. Other reasons for such symptoms could be low vitamin B12, hypothyroidism, iron deficiency anaemia. For this I would advise you to start taking multivitamin supplements and to get your Thyroid levels checked. If everything come normal then depression is possibility. In treatment of depression medicines like Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Sertraline are commonly used. Visit a psychiatrist for proper prescription and treatment. Cognitive therapy also have good results in depression. Thanks, hope this helps you.