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Does Nutritional Deficiency Cause Depression?
Question: I have been feeling down all the time even though I take quite a bit of anti-depressants.Would it be a good idea to get checked for nutritional deficiencies? My depression is not caused by anything going on in my life.
Brief Answer:
Vitamin deficiencies are usually not latent and show up easily.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I do not think that antidepressants would give you nutritional deficiencies. You can get yourself assessed but if you had nutritional deficiencies you would have known from the deficiency symptoms that you would have developed. Vitamin deficiencies are usually not latent and show up easily.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Vitamin deficiencies are usually not latent and show up easily.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I do not think that antidepressants would give you nutritional deficiencies. You can get yourself assessed but if you had nutritional deficiencies you would have known from the deficiency symptoms that you would have developed. Vitamin deficiencies are usually not latent and show up easily.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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