Depression : Signs, symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Know what is depression? Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment of depression.

Do you know what is the most important thing in the universe right now???? “It’s that you are alive”… isn’t it?? Till we are alive we can do anything, whether you believe it or not, But it’s true, and the secret is our every single breath has a purpose behind it which is different and important for each of us, but most of the people don’t realize.

Have you ever thought about it, that way??? Why there is a specific time of someone’s birth and death which is even beyond the reach of science to judge as well.

Why some people become very happy with small things whether many people restrict themselves even having big reasons for being happy in their entire lifespan.

It’s all about the journey of our soul, and that how we manage? Either we make it joyful or sadistic. Everything is pre-decided, our time of birth, time of death, place of birth, our families, their background etc. Leaving only one thing i.e “KARMA” which we have to build either good or bad and that decides our present and future, and trust it’s very easy to be successful in our journey, we only have to be positive or neutral for any situation comes into our life. We only have to work on our conscience.

What is Depression?

Being unhappy or negative may lead you to depression which is very common nowadays and especially in the youngster. People are not aware of the moral values, and thus they are unsatisfied.

Depression in an individual can be defined as the lack of interest in any activity, that persist to unhealthy situations in life. Even it can be life-threatening, you would wonder that 10 million cases of depression arise per year in India, and the worldwide pictures are more shocking. Depression is easily manageable in initial stages with medicines and a morale boost up. Medicine part I will acknowledge you but moral boost up is the duty of every individual related to the patient.

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Signs and symptoms of Depression:-

• Persistently depressed mood ( other than daily mood fluctuations)
• Effortless Weight loss
• Lack of energy
• Sleeplessness or excessive sleep
• Sadistic thoughts- suicide, death
• Restlessness, lack concentration, late speech

Causes

• Environmental– occupation, career, compilation
• Physical- appearance, personality
• Emotional- unhealthy relationships, divorce, financial crisis
• Accidental- head injury, trauma

Treatment

Medically depression occurs due to the deficiency of monoamines like 5HT, Adrenaline, and noradrenaline in the brain. The patient can be treated with the different strategic medications like:-

1. Reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI)– moclobemide, clorgyline
   • MOA(Mechanism of action)- inhibit enzyme monoamine oxidase, results in an accumulation of cerebral amines in the brain, potentiate sympathomimetic amines. (Avoids cheese intake during this therapy because may result in hypertension.
2. Reuptake inhibitors- Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
   • Nonselective- imipramine, amitriptyline, doxepin, dothiepin, nortriptyline, amoxapine. Imipramine is used commonly- anticholinergic action with the side effects of dry mouth, constipation, and blurred vision.
   • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)- fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline.
3. Atypical antidepressants- trazodone, bupropion, mianserin, venlafaxine, amineptine

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Depression can be managed by proper medications, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and the most important one is moral support, but when reported in time and that is only possible when we are in continuous counselling with our loved ones. We have become too busy to earn and compete with others that we have forgotten the values of our relationships. Parents don’t have time for there children, so children don’t value their elders, husband wives don’t have time to understand each other, so divorce rates are increasing, everybody wants to earn at extreme so moral values are suffered.

“So try to work on the purity of your soul, be humble and always be grateful for what you have”.

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