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Suggest Treatment For Depression

My son had a fracture after that i feel very sad each day my sadness incresing now i cannot rise in the morning from bed it is very difficult i cannot prepare any food i cannot watch tv overall i lost all my interest in all thing always heavy feeling in my chest
Mon, 8 Dec 2014
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It is common in some persons to develop sadness of mood and other depressive symptoms after having some important life event like fracture in your son. The symptoms like sadness of mood, difficulty in rising from bed, difficulty in doing any work, anhedonia, loss of interest in anything etc can occur due to depression. But to make diagnosis of depression the symptoms must be persistent and should be present for at least 4 weeks. As there is also some precipitating event so such symptoms might be occurring due to adjustment disorder. Consult a psychiatrist for evaluation and treatment.
Medicines like low doses SSRIs as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline etc help to improve the symptoms of depression. Apart from that try to spend your time in relaxation exercises, listening light music and yoga. This will help to lift up the mood.

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Suggest Treatment For Depression

Hello thanks for asking from HCM It is common in some persons to develop sadness of mood and other depressive symptoms after having some important life event like fracture in your son. The symptoms like sadness of mood, difficulty in rising from bed, difficulty in doing any work, anhedonia, loss of interest in anything etc can occur due to depression. But to make diagnosis of depression the symptoms must be persistent and should be present for at least 4 weeks. As there is also some precipitating event so such symptoms might be occurring due to adjustment disorder. Consult a psychiatrist for evaluation and treatment. Medicines like low doses SSRIs as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline etc help to improve the symptoms of depression. Apart from that try to spend your time in relaxation exercises, listening light music and yoga. This will help to lift up the mood. Thanks, hope this helps you.