Warning signs you have depression

Teenagers also get it, but the way it manifests is somewhat different. Doctor Pham Van Tru, former Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Mental Hospital, said that people of all ages can get the disease, with women twice as likely to get it as men. The elderly are susceptible to depression and are often neglected.

Depression is a state of sadness, discouragement, loss of interest in life, poor sleep, tasteless appetite, unfinished work, inferiority complex, when sad for a long time, often thinking about death. In addition, patients often have anxiety, heavy head, sore neck and shoulders, chest tightness, palpitations, cold hands and feet...

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According to Dr. Tru, common symptoms in people with depression

- Sad, depressed face, feeling lonely and isolated.

- Loss of interest in life. Walking slowly, feeling heavy and tired, as if no longer having the energy to work, easily tired even with light work, not liking to be close to husband or wife, not interested in seeing people or children playing.

- Eat less, not tasty, bland taste.

- Restless sleep, waking up early, craving sleep but unable to sleep, sometimes falling asleep but waking up feeling unwell.

- Difficulty concentrating, indecisive, unable to cope.

- Often complain of headaches, neck pain, chest tightness, pain in the arms and legs, see a general practitioner or self-medicate but it doesn't work.

- Some people have feelings of unfounded anxiety, irrational obsession with illness, have bouts of fear but get angry easily.

- People who are still working are reluctant to communicate, avoid greetings, try to do all the work, are absent-minded, and feel stuck.

- Thinking of life as feeling guilty towards relatives and family, losing to others, not as good as others, becoming useless, not worth living, thinking and sometimes looking for ways to die.

Some situations that can lead to depression

- "Mental trauma", "shocks" such as loss of loved ones, work pressure, too much difficulty, career failure, prolonged discord.

- Students have too much homework, feel frustrated, lose energy and gradually fall behind.

- The elderly show signs of sadness, pain, slowness, few words, forgetfulness; easily mistaken for old age.

- People who have gone through a period of mania: overconfident, do not need sleep, speak fast, impulsive "fake talent" (bipolar disorder patients). People with schizophrenia also have periods of depression.

- Immediately after giving birth, the rate is not high but quite serious, must be detected early.

What to do when you see symptoms of depression

- Do not ignore symptoms of depression, tell all symptoms to friends and relatives.

- When discovering someone with depression, you must reassure them, find ways to care for them and help them see a specialist early to avoid depression and confusion.

- See a specialist, take medicine and also need to monitor to prevent symptoms from getting worse.

Tips for seeing a doctor

- If the patient has tried to commit suicide, he must be taken to the nearest hospital for emergency treatment.

- You need to see a psychiatrist for examination and treatment. Don't waste time taking medication from the wrong doctor.

- A specialist can give advice on the correct mechanism, has experience in choosing antidepressants, knows how to use mood-regulating drugs and anticipates side effects of the drugs. There are many types of antidepressants, choosing the right one, using the right strategy and method will help increase the cure rate and reduce recurrence.

According to VnExpress