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How to know if you are depressed

Depression can be tricky sometimes because there can be a very small line between mental health issues and other problems that are just making you feel not yourself. Some people have different issues that try to pull them down but mistake it for being depressed.

Feeling Depressed

The best way is to do research and find out what exactly the problem is before making a final conclusion. We look at a few things that would be getting you depressed.

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Hormones

Your mood can undergo normal fluctuations because of what’s going on in your body. For example, if you have a family history of Premenstrual syndrome [PMS] which have a wide variety of signs and symptoms like mood swings, fatigue etc. With this you may be kind of sensitive to these changes, but still, you need to seek guidance and advice from a doctor.

Sickness

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When you are so exhausted sometimes and you have no desire to eat or do any other activity, it brings about depression and sometimes fatigue. You will need to seek more information from professional medical personnel before depression gets serious.

Prescription Medication

Hormone-based medication can be a problem. Some drugs too are also known to impact mood swings which keep you unwell. You have to let your doctor know what’s going on.

Alcohol or Drug Use

These affect your brain’s molecules that are used by the nervous system to transmit messages between neurons, or from neurons to muscle, and can make you feel really low. Sometimes you will need to quit drinking and usage of other drugs to get well.

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Lack of Sleep

Sometimes when you are tired, your body loses some of its ability to regulate emotions. You really have to know how your body works and try getting eight hours of sleep a night to kill this off before it brings in depression.

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