Everybody sometimes feel low or unhappy but these feelings are of temporary nature and would pass within few days. But when someone is suffering from depression, it affects daily life and disturbs both, patient as well as his / her loved ones, according to its severity.
Signs and symptoms of depression
• Constant feeling of unhappiness or sadness, anxiety, low or empty feelings.
• helplessness and hopelessness. Patient is having negative thoughts and feeling for everything.
• Increased irritability with frustration in every small matters.
• Lack of interest in surrounding and no pleasure in daily activities, nothing pleases him. No interest in past hobbies.
• Easy fatigue, decreased energy, totally exhausted and worn-out
• Restlessness, wringing of hands, pacing or inability to stay still.
• Feeling of worthlessness, guilt.Finds his /her fault in everything with thoughts of suicide, suicidal attempts.
• Generally loss of appetite with weight loss but sometimes appetite is increased too much and there is weight gain.
• Decreased sexual desire.
• Insomnia or excessive sleep.
• Impaired memory, indecisiveness, difficult concentration.
• Many vague physical symptoms like pain gastric complaints, headaches, persistent pains in different parts of the body.Physical complaints are not relieved by any treatment.
In some individuals, the signs of depression are not so severe and easily noticeable while some show very severe signs.
Signs and symptoms of depression varies from person to person, depends upon age, sex, inherited traits and social surroundings.