Depression is a condition that can be got rid of
If you experience only mild signs of depression for several days - you can try to deal with it yourself. Set yourself a deadline when you expect improvement to occur and if this does not happen - contact a specialist.
The first steps in the treatment of depression
1. Learn more about depression and the methods of its treatdeprwment from the materials of our site. Note which symptoms you have, read about existing methods of treatment, you can read what questions you may discuss with your doctor.
2. Address to the expert - to the doctor-psychotherapist. It will help you to determine if you have depression and how to cope with it.
3. Talk to family or friends. Depression could alienate you from them. Close people can support you during this period and help you find a specialist for the disease. You do not have to stay alone with depression. After talking with your loved ones it will become easier.
Address to a specialist
Depression distorts the perception of life by a person and can cause shame, fear, and guilt for the fact that a person suffers from it. Many people suffer in silence, experiencing depression. Some are ashamed or afraid to confess their feelings; Others deceive themselves, minimizing the severity of symptoms, the depression treatment of the disease is postponed. Remember that one of the manifestations of depression is a feeling of hopelessness. Perhaps you will not be easy to believe that something can help you, but in the vast majority of cases, depression is curable.
After you tell me what is happening to you, you can ask a doctor-psychotherapist:
• "Do you think I have depression?" (Even if you have some of the symptoms described above, only a doctor can establish an accurate diagnosis)
• "How do you feel, what is the cause of depression"
• What should I do to get rid of depression?
• Do I need to consult with any other specialists? (Depression is often combined with neurological pathology) If yes - could you recommend someone?
• Do I need to take a vacation, take off part of my responsibilities, somehow change my lifestyle?
• How long can the depression last?
• What are the consequences if you do not start treatment right now?
• Which treatment is preferred - drug therapy, psychotherapy or a combination of them (combination therapy)?
Treatment of depression
How to get rid of depression
The choice of method of treatment depends on the type of depression, its origin (endogenous or psychogenic, ie, caused by stress), the severity of symptoms, the previous experience of treatment, the tolerability of the patient's side effects, personality characteristics of the patient.
With endogenous depression, the main element of treatment is taking antidepressants; Antidepressants are selected individually with an individual dosage.
With reactive depression, a mandatory component of treatment is psychotherapy.
For diagnostics and treatment, it is best to consult a doctor-psychotherapist - he will be able to determine precisely whether you have depression, what kind of origin and how to fight it better.
More: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-treatment.htm