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Suggest Treatment For Depression With Loss Of Interest

Gautham Sir,



My father is having depression since 1992. He recovers from it and again getting effected. Now since last 3 years he is continuously having depression and no progress found with medication this time. So he stopped taking medicines for one year. Now again started taking one month back. Can you please suggest whether he can become normal. I am very much worried about him seeing in this situation. He sleeps almost all the day. Not taking bath till force him like anything.



Please advice me.



Thanks gopal
Thu, 8 Jan 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

Your father is suffering from depressive disorder since 1992 and was on treatment. Now since last 3 years he was not getting proper relief with medicines and he stopped to take medicines.

Depression is a mood disorder and depression occurs in episodes. With time some individuals may develop recurrent depression and symptoms persist even on medicines. Common antidepressants like SSRIs or SNRIs fail to help in such cases. So to treat resistant depression augmentation of antidepressant drugs is done by medicines like Lithium, Lamotrigine, Bupropion etc drugs. These drugs helps in resistant depression along with conventional antidepressants. Visit a psychiatrist for prescription and help.

Brain stimulation methods like ECT (Electro Convulsive Therapy), Vagal Nerve Stimulation, RTMS (Trans cranial magnetic stimulation) etc are found to be useful in resistant depression. If he fails to get relief with medicines you can go for these methods with consultation of a psychiatrist.

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Suggest Treatment For Depression With Loss Of Interest

Hello thanks for asking from HCM Your father is suffering from depressive disorder since 1992 and was on treatment. Now since last 3 years he was not getting proper relief with medicines and he stopped to take medicines. Depression is a mood disorder and depression occurs in episodes. With time some individuals may develop recurrent depression and symptoms persist even on medicines. Common antidepressants like SSRIs or SNRIs fail to help in such cases. So to treat resistant depression augmentation of antidepressant drugs is done by medicines like Lithium, Lamotrigine, Bupropion etc drugs. These drugs helps in resistant depression along with conventional antidepressants. Visit a psychiatrist for prescription and help. Brain stimulation methods like ECT (Electro Convulsive Therapy), Vagal Nerve Stimulation, RTMS (Trans cranial magnetic stimulation) etc are found to be useful in resistant depression. If he fails to get relief with medicines you can go for these methods with consultation of a psychiatrist. Thanks, hope this helps you.