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I am female age 52, my health is good all blood work is normal. My family MD gave me a 10 question questionnaire and the numbers show depression. I was given Zoloft 25 mg. I don t want to be on a pill indifinetlh I want to get the root cause of my issues. I am feeling overwhelmed with the changes I see in my body appearance as a result of my life cycle early menopause. How do I adjust to the physical and mental appearance of (getting older) it seems my mind and body is going through te natural cycles of life and I don t know how to accept the changes gracefully. I want to know if there are support groups for living healthy and remaining the vitality of life. I am not interested the Red Hat Society. Lol
I went through your details. The first thing you should sincerely do is "not to worry about your depression". Depression comes and goes. You should be able to distinguish between disappointment and depression. Disappointment also brings on symptoms identical to depression but they are short lived. When you are under deep disappointment, you could score 100% in that questionnaire. That does not mean you have depressive disorder.
You enjoy life, exercise, be happy, cultivate hobbies, change your lifestyle according to present, don't worry about depression and take medicines as advised. Within a span of 6 months you will realize, you don't need medicine. If you worry, it becomes obsession and leaving medicines may create anxiety due to that obsessive thinking.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.
Thank you for your mail.In your case it seems as if the root cause of your anxiety and depression lies in your inability to accept the natural course of life.The medicine suggested by your doctor will help you to decrease your anxiety and depression but little change in your thinking will help you a lot. If I am your treating doctor I would suggest you to try to live in your present ,dont compare yourself with others even with yourself (what you had been few years back).Indulge in those activites which are considered difficult for your age group such as learning languages,design fashion wear,playing games etc as per your choice.It will give you a feel of adventure and add purpose to live life fully.You will then definately feel better and beautiful .
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Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. The first thing you should sincerely do is not to worry about your depression . Depression comes and goes. You should be able to distinguish between disappointment and depression. Disappointment also brings on symptoms identical to depression but they are short lived. When you are under deep disappointment, you could score 100% in that questionnaire. That does not mean you have depressive disorder. You enjoy life, exercise, be happy, cultivate hobbies, change your lifestyle according to present, don t worry about depression and take medicines as advised. Within a span of 6 months you will realize, you don t need medicine. If you worry, it becomes obsession and leaving medicines may create anxiety due to that obsessive thinking. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.