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What Causes Depression?

I have this sinking empty feeling deep in my stomach. Like something is wrong.Like someone is keeping something from me. Or a veil is over my eyes. I know that the people in my life love me and would tell me if there was anything wrong. I just can t shake this gut feeling and I have had it for a while now. It s more consistent now. I ve had this feeling for about a month and I can usually fight it off and I m good. But I m afraid I m going to push my girlfriend and loved ones away because it s come to a point where I m fabricating scenarios and i don t want to believe them. But my mind cooks on these thoughts to the point of boiling over. I know it s not physical.Help?
Fri, 24 Apr 2015
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Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic

I can understand your concern. The symptoms like emptiness in stomac, feeling that something is wrong, or people are keeping something from yourself can occur due to some inner state of restlessness. Such symptoms might be occurring due to anxiety and need evaluation. The symptoms are present since last one month and you are able to control them but if ignored completely they may start hampering your day to day life. Please talk to your parents or partner and consult a psychiatrist.

In anxiety medicines like SSRIs or SNRIs are commonly used. Drugs like Sertraline, Escitalopram, Paroxetine etc can help you. First discuss with a psychiatrist to make proper diagnosis of anxiety and then start treatment accordingly.

Apart from this behaviour therapy coupled with relaxation exercises is also found to be equally efficacious to medicines in anxiety. This can be a good alternative for you if you don't want to take medicines.

Thanks, hope this helps you
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What Causes Depression?

Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic I can understand your concern. The symptoms like emptiness in stomac, feeling that something is wrong, or people are keeping something from yourself can occur due to some inner state of restlessness. Such symptoms might be occurring due to anxiety and need evaluation. The symptoms are present since last one month and you are able to control them but if ignored completely they may start hampering your day to day life. Please talk to your parents or partner and consult a psychiatrist. In anxiety medicines like SSRIs or SNRIs are commonly used. Drugs like Sertraline, Escitalopram, Paroxetine etc can help you. First discuss with a psychiatrist to make proper diagnosis of anxiety and then start treatment accordingly. Apart from this behaviour therapy coupled with relaxation exercises is also found to be equally efficacious to medicines in anxiety. This can be a good alternative for you if you don t want to take medicines. Thanks, hope this helps you