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Prevent Depression:
Find ways to handle stress and improve your self-esteem.
Take good care of yourself. Get enough sleep, eat well, and exercise regularly.
Reach out to family and friends when times get hard.
Get regular medical checkups, and see your provider if you don’t feel right.
Get help if you think you’re depressed. If you wait, it could get worse.
If you do have depression, you can do a few things to keep it from getting worse.
Stick with your treatment plan...more
Find ways to handle stress and improve your self-esteem.
Take good care of yourself. Get enough sleep, eat well, and exercise regularly.
Reach out to family and friends when times get hard.
Get regular medical checkups, and see your provider if you don’t feel right.
Get help if you think you’re depressed. If you wait, it could get worse.
If you do have depression, you can do a few things to keep it from getting worse.
Stick with your treatment plan...more
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Asked for male, 32 years old from Malda
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Dear Sir Thank you for your query. Antidepressant medication are usually safe and can be taken for a long term without any adverse effect. It is recommended that the medication should be continued for a long time in people who have chronic or long term depression and have multiple episodes of depression. Many people take these medicine for life long without any problems. Stopping the medicine can result in a relapse. So please consult your psychiatrist if you have any concerns about the medicati...more
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You need to deal with your emotions and they are perhaps your most important area to focus on. If you have not been on medication and you want to remain so, you will have to work very hard to recover from this condition. You must first of all seek the help of a counselor, ideally. If that person thinks that you need to meet with a doctor you will need to do so and cooperate right through. In the meantime please do the following sincerely because you could resolve the problem better with good coo...more
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If you have depression then there are some major ramifications to take into account. I believe there may be some genetic predisposition or there has been some childhood issue, related to anger, that needs urgent attention. You must go and meet with a counselor immediately and if that person advises that you meet with a doctor you must do so and cooperate to your utmost. Please visit these professionals along with your parents. In the meantime please do the following sincerely because you could r...more
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You must meet with a counselor first and if that person advises that you meet with a doctor too. Please do so immediately. You must investigate if the origin of this problem is from childhood or of recent origins. If it is recent, you will be able to pin-point the episode. If not, talk to your parents and see if they remember any incidents from your childhood, even in prenatal life, of any contributing factors. The counselor will be able to help out with this information. You can follow these si...more
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Asked for male, 45 years old from Ludhiana
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If you feel depressed, it's best to do something about it — depression doesn't just go away on its own. In addition to getting help from a doctor or therapist, here are 5 things you can do to feel better. And if these are not useful you need antidepressants
1. Exercise. Take a 15- to 30-minute brisk walk every day — or dance, jog, or bike if you prefer. People who are depressed may not feel much like being active.
In addition to getting aerobic exercise, some yoga poses can help reliev...more
1. Exercise. Take a 15- to 30-minute brisk walk every day — or dance, jog, or bike if you prefer. People who are depressed may not feel much like being active.
In addition to getting aerobic exercise, some yoga poses can help reliev...more
Asked for male, 23 years old from Dhanbad
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Problems are there to be resolved and if you need help from someone find the right person and sort out your problems. You are in control of your mind always although you may feel like you have lost control over it. You must go and meet with a counselor immediately and if that person advises that you meet with a doctor you must do so and cooperate to your utmost. Please visit these professionals along with your parents. In the meantime please do the following sincerely because you could resolve t...more
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Asked for male, 20 years old from Kota
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Hello, There are many aspects of depression, the more of them you have the more likely you are to have a clinical depression. Some patients feel severely depressed and suicidal. If you have these feelings you should go to the emergency department immediately. Other things that people with depression can feel are sadness, low energy, lack of motivation, poor sleep, irritability, weight gain or loss, poor self image and sometimes even a lack of touch with reality. The more of these symptoms you ha...more
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I am sure you are one of those who does not combine medication with therapy. I advise you to seek some counseling together with the medication and you will see so much improvement that you can consider going off of the medication together with the doctor's approval. In the meantime consider the following: I believe there may be some genetic predisposition or there has been some childhood issue, related to anger, that needs urgent attention. You must go and meet with a counselor immediately and i...more
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You should then go for a review of the medication and either the doctor would have changed the medicine or dosage to effect some improvement. Additionally you must work with a counselor to develop skills and techniques to better handle the depression behaviourally. In the meantime please do the following sincerely because you could resolve the problem better with good cooperation: Have a good nightâs sleep, have a good breakfast of more proteins, meditate often, remain free of stress, eat a lo...more
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