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Suggest Treatment For Severe Depression

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Posted on Wed, 8 Jun 2016
Question: Am I in Depression ?
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Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Provide me more details.

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM

Please mention your symptoms in details with particular attention to onset, progression, any stressor, any aggravating factors.

Also mention about sleep, appetite, sexual life, work and social life in follow up question.

Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina
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Follow up: Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (11 minutes later)
I am not able to focus at one task at one time.
I also get anxious many a times and tend to cry if things dont go as planned.
I also procastinate for every smallest thing.
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Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (9 hours later)
Brief Answer:
These symptoms occur in depression but should be evaluated.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for providing details

The symptoms like lack of focus, getting anxious again and again, crying spells, anticipating things and getting anxious, procrastinating things etc occurs commonly in depression and should be evaluated properly.

Low vitamin B12 levels, hypothyroidism are other medical reasons for similar symptoms. Please get your B12 and thyroid hormone levels done to rule out these conditions. If these levels come normal then most likely cause of your symptoms is depression. Visit a psychiatrist for treatment.

Medicines and cognitive therapy both are used for treatment in depression. SSRIs are commonly used medicines. Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Paroxetine etc are used commonly. These are safe drugs and help to control the symptoms in about 4 weeks of starting the treatment.

Please visit a psychiatrist for prescription.

Thanks, Please excuse me for late reply. Take care.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi

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Suggest Treatment For Severe Depression

Brief Answer: Provide me more details. Detailed Answer: Hello thanks for asking from HCM Please mention your symptoms in details with particular attention to onset, progression, any stressor, any aggravating factors. Also mention about sleep, appetite, sexual life, work and social life in follow up question. Thanks