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What Are The Symptoms Of Depression And Anxiety?
I think I have atypical depression and anxiety and have since I was a child. I am now in my seventies and as I age things get worse each year. My one son has nothing to do with me and hasn t for 30 yrs and I haven t seen them in over 10 yrs. I am also an only child and was un loved as a child. My mother abandon me when I was three but continued to live in the house my father raised me and they argued, were chain smokers and alcholics. My horses were my out and now that I am older have not been in my son s family I have two grand childred I know nothing about and I live in a 55 and older place and I hate it. I am trying to go back to the hill country where is home for me but I don t have the money to pay some one to move me. When I lost my horses that was it that was my time and my activity. Now I just sit watch tv and sleep. I think this has been going on all my I didn t know any different.
Fri, 5 Apr 2019
Hi,
A depressive episode may include these symptoms:
Persistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood
Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities, including sex
Decreased energy, fatigue, feeling "slowed down"
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions
Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
Low appetite and weight loss or overeating and weight gain
Thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts
Restlessness, irritability
Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders and pain for which no other cause can be diagnosed.
Some common anxiety symptoms include:
hot and cold flushes
shaking
racing heart
tight feeling in the chest or chest pains
struggling to breathe
snowballing worries that get bigger and bigger
a racing mind full of thoughts
a constant need to check things are right or clean
persistent worrying ideas that seem 'silly or crazy' (pōrangi).
Please see your clinician immediately.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. AJEET SINGH, General & Family Physician
A depressive episode may include these symptoms:
Persistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood
Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities, including sex
Decreased energy, fatigue, feeling "slowed down"
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions
Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
Low appetite and weight loss or overeating and weight gain
Thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts
Restlessness, irritability
Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders and pain for which no other cause can be diagnosed.
Some common anxiety symptoms include:
hot and cold flushes
shaking
racing heart
tight feeling in the chest or chest pains
struggling to breathe
snowballing worries that get bigger and bigger
a racing mind full of thoughts
a constant need to check things are right or clean
persistent worrying ideas that seem 'silly or crazy' (pōrangi).
Please see your clinician immediately.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. AJEET SINGH, General & Family Physician
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