chronic depression symptoms treatment

Dear sadd, We sometimes see a post interferon hangover for a year or so after treatment. However, those are not usually the symptoms you describe. Sounds like there could be long lasting depression and you need to seek help for that. If the interferon kicked off a depression then you need to get help! Go get some!

For anyone with clinical depression they need to have their depression managed before starting any interferon based treatment, as interferon is known to exacerbate depression in individuals with a history of depression. It can also cause depression in those who have never had a history of depression. PEGASYS (peginterferon alfa-2a) label "Life-threatening neuropsychiatric reactions may manifest in patients receiving therapy with PEGASYS.

Hello and welcome! It sounds like you've been at this for a long time. There are different kinds of depression, but I think what you're talking about is clinical or chronic depression. Unfortunately. most people diagnosed with clinical depression are kind of stuck with it. That doesn't mean it cannot be managed and treated however. Like you said, it's kind of like diabetes or hypertension...

hbv chronic infection makes no symptoms itself and makes no damage itself, a low percentage after a life of infection gets liver damage,cirrhosis or liver cancer (after 40-50years).

Hey, I know how depresion is. From The sound of it you're having some really bad depression. Chronic pain can deffinately cause depression. I have RSD and other problems that cause me a lot of pain. They cause some depression problems for me. If you are in a lot of pain all the time and it isn't being treated good enough it can deffinately cause some SERIOUS depression problems. That's the story of my life. Also stopping some medications can cause depression.

//www.mssociety.org.uk/what-is-ms/signs-and-symptoms/mental-health/depression If you suspect you might be experiencing depression, please contact your doctor to discuss all the treatment options that are available to you.. Cheers.......

Well there are several types of depression, major depression, chronic depression, bipolar manic depression as examples. Symptoms of depression can include an extreme feeling of sadness, sometimes you can’t sleep or you sleep too much, you cant concentrate, you feel hopeless, you have negative thoughts that you cant control no matter how much you try! you can lose your appetite or sometimes you even gain appetite. You can be easily irritated.

As for the physical symptoms of depression I was having, it helped tremendously. However, I believe inside every depressed, or anxiety-ridden person out there, lies a root cause to their mental state. Until that root cause is not only discovered, but dealt with, the medicine will just help get thru each day. Dealing with the cause is another story.

I have been diagnosis with chronic severe depression. And realizing as of lately I have Autism - Asperger's Syndrome. Is there a treatment for this disorder? I take Prozac for the depression.

They said fatigue and malaise, are all symptoms of depression....Because depression has physical symptoms as well as psychological. So this entire syndrome is caused by "life's little disappointments", and not by any illness LOL! WOW, I never knew depression could cause numbness, confusion, loss of coordination, and swollen lymph glands also.

I have been experiencing major depression for the last four months. Before that the depression would come and go. I am at the point where I cry and cry and cry. On an average day I may sleep 12 -- 16 hours, and when I wake up it feels like I have been up for days at a time. I have really isolated myself from family and friends in the last month, why dampen their spirits right? During the time before you got diagnosed were you all experiencing bouts of depression?

During the course of the years I have symptoms come and go and ones add like muscle spasms in my stomach, thighs.. numbness in my hands and arms.. pains in my head (like electricity and dull pain). My Dr doesnt listen as he has done so many tests he just tries to appease me by seeing me. I will not take narcotics and have tried to deal with all of this over the years. Lately the pain/pains have over taken me and the depression has set in. I had a brain MRI done w and w/out contrast.

Hi Lincoln, Unfortunately I do not know any medicine yet, but I am looking for it. I suffer from chronic fatigue as well, but never had true depression. It seems that all started after a wrong treatment with steroids and two severe viral infections. My symptoms are insomnia, very low energy, difficulty to concentrate, getting annoyed by bright lights/colours (especially red) and abdominal tenderness (muscle-related). Could you please inform me about your symptoms?

Medical conditions include chronic pain syndromes (eg, arthritis, cancer), advanced COPD, chronic renal disease, chronic fatigue syndrome; Neurologic conditions like - headache syndromes; psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety. It may also be linked to alcohol or stimulants. I would advise that you consult a sleep specialist or a physician with your sleep diary for a complete medical evaluation.

I have had depression for 20+ years, and each time I take myself off my anti-depressant, depression comes back. This has happened many times. I have been in hospital, seen psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, etc. But I am still fighting it. I am in good place at the moment thanks to medication. I live in UK so cannot help you with residential care. Here a psychiatrist will recommend a hospital, or people pay a lot to go privately.

The standard of care for treatment of chronic hepatitis C is Pegylated Interferon injections once a week combined with daily Ribavirin pills. Interferon boosts the immune system to attack liver cells infected with hepatitis C virus and inhibits viral replication. Ribavirin has a broad-spectrum of antiviral activity and inhibits replication and infectivity of the virus.

I may be wrong here, but I believe all the interferon's can cause depression - the only DMD that does not is the copaxone. And as far as taking it everyday, you will notice you do it out of survival and it becomes second nature. I chose to be on Betaseron, my presription plan does not carry that but has Extavia which is the same thing.

I had a history of depression and anxiety symptoms for 24 months prior to hospitalization. I was diagnosed at discharge with Axis 1 MDD, severe recurrent (without psychotic features). Axis 2 was deferred. Axis 3: orthopedic condition, partner relation problems. Follow up care consisted of psychotherapy and ssri. One year later I was hospitalized second time for three weeks after experiencing a panic attack/mental break down in response to several stressful events the week prior to admission.

Hello, I'm new here. I have severe PTSD from military sexual trauma (I'm a veteran) and chronic depression. I'm currently being seen at a VA facility and enrolled in this new treatment for PTSD...but it's not going well. I'm extremely depressed...it's really bad. I've had bad experiences with being in-patient at VA hospitals as they are very scary especially for female vets.

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