Depression is a condition that effects millions of people everyday with no respect to age, class, color, creed or belief. It can be as simple as feeling sad to catastrophic effects. It varies from one person to another with each person dealing with it differently.
While we here at Grief & Loss
are not professionals, the sheer nature of grief may bring on depression or worsen a pre-existing depression. Depression wears many faces.... the following is courtesy of the National Mental Health Association. Their main website is
http://www.nmha.org/People suffering from depression often experience some of these key symptoms:
- A persistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood
- Sleeping too little, early morning awakening, or sleeping too much
- Reduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain
- Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed
- Restlessness or irritability
- Difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions
- Fatigue or loss of energy
- Thoughts of death or suicide
The good news is there are many treatments available for depression.
Treatment of Depression
As said before, we here at Grief & Loss are not professionals, so we therefore cannot say what the appropriate therapy for you may be. This is a decision that should be reached between you and your physican/mental health professional.
Treatment of depression today can include medications and/or group or individual therapy. Again, this is something that will be determined by the professionals you seek out. There are any number of medications on the market today that are used to treat depression. Sometimes the first one you try works well for you.....sometimes not. Sometimes it's a matter of adjusting dosages or trying a new one, but they all require time. They are not the magical pill you take one of and all the problems go away. It may take some time to get it right, but in the face of effects of depression, it may be worth the effort it takes to find the right one.
We would strongly urge you to contact your physician to discuss your depression and what treatment maybe appropriate for you.
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