Chronic depression

Chronic depression( dysthymia) is a prolonged mental mild disorder, in which signs of depression are manifested for several years. Sufferers of this disorder constantly feel unhappy, sadness has deeply settled in their hearts. The onset of subdepression can be initiated as early as in adolescence and throughout life there may be all signs of dysthymia, without timely treatment. The disease is very widespread among women

Causes of chronic depression

Causes are chemical changes in the brain just when the serotonin level falls. And if it is not enough, then he can not cope with emotions, stressful situations, chronic diseases. All this increases the chances of constantly being in a state of chronic depression( dysthymia).After three years of flow, this condition tends to move to another pronounced depression

Embodiments possible flow dysthymia:

dysthymia to major depressive episode

Dysthymia with recurrent major depressive episodes

Dysthymia in the absence of a major depressive episode

There combination dysthymia with such disorders as panicAttack, somatic diseases or secondary dysthymia, generalized anxiety, conversion disorders, social phobia

Chronic dPress Availability signs

constant sadness and feelings such as emptiness, hopelessness, futility, helplessness, guilt;loss of interest, to enjoy themselves, loss of energy and fatigue, difficulty concentrating and making decisions, a pronounced slowness in mental and physical processes, obsessive thoughts about

death Chronic depression symptoms

disease is diagnosed based on symptoms such as frequent headachesAnd pain in the joints, problems with the digestive tract( overeating or refusing to eat, gastritis), sleep disorders combined with loss of interest in social, professional life and deActivity. If depressed mood does not leave you in two weeks, you should seek help from professionals

Chronic depression treatment

How to get out of depression if any problem has already occurred? Increase the content of serotonin - the hormone of happiness and it would seem that anxiety about depressions should go away, but it is not so simple. Start eating foods that contain sugar and you raise the level of serotonin in the brain, which will lead to dependence on sweet food. The body will constantly demand sweets and this way is dangerous quick dependence. The second way of producing serotonin with the help of amino acid tryptophan. For a normal state of health, two grams of tryptophan are sufficient per day. Most of it is contained in hard cheese( 100 grams of cheese - 790 mg of tryptophan), then comes soy( 100 grams - 714 mg) and melted cheese( 100 grams - 500 mg tryptophan).Next are products that are inferior in the amount of tryptophan per 100 g of products. This chicken eggs, lentils, lean meat, mushrooms, beans, fat cottage cheese, millet, buckwheat, liver, cantaloupe, bananas, dates, pumpkin, orange, brown rice, seaweed, prunes, dried apricots. Be sure to include in the winter diet vitamins B and magnesium. From the above, it follows that the mood can be synthesized and thus affect the hormone serotonin by eating the right foods.

If dysthymia has attacked and you do not know how to get rid of this depression, the medication that will come to your rescue will be prescribed by a doctor and will rule out a possible relapse of the disease. Applying antidepressants( Tseleksa, Paxil, Asendil, Marplan, mirtazapine, etc.) for a long period of time( six months and more) and including in combination therapy( individual, family therapy and group) may complete cure of the disease.

Prophylaxis of a chronic disorder includes visits to gyms, long walks in the open air, observance of a balanced diet and everyday caring for yourself.

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