What is Acute Depression? Check Symptoms, Side affects here

New Delhi: Acute depression, is one of the most common mental health problems that people face. Acute depression is also known as  major depressive disorder, clinical depression, and unipolar depression.

This type of  depression is characterized by intense feelings of sadness.

Acute Depression: Some of the the Symptoms of depression are-

• Being sad
• Having problem in sleeping
• Thoughts of harming one-self
• Least bothered or less interested in people or activities
• Confused
• Fatigue
• Apathy
• Anger

Duration of Acute Depression:

Talking about how long can acute depression last, then it is said that it can last from a couple of weeks to several years. However, there are no identifiable cause for the depression.

Acute depression is also quite tricky to treat.

Side affects of Acute Depression:

Every problem comes with a solution as well as side affects, in this case, the biggest challenge is that every part of the body is affected making it more complicated and challenging.

Although, it may not directly harm the individual but it can indirectly impairs the persons wellbeing.

For example, when a person feels sad, tired and anxious all the time, it  harms the individual’s mental and physical health.

Check out some of the most common depression side effects people face during acute depression:

• Increase or Decrease in weight

A person dealing with depression often don’t take care of themselves, some may start eating too much resulting to overweight and can cause heart problems, diabetes, arthritis, and other health issues. Some may stop eating and may lose the willpower to prepare meals and eat and becoming underweight.

• Heart Problem

It has been found that individual with depression are more likely to suffer from heart attacks, stroke, and heart disease.

• Getting Sick

Individual with acute depression don’t eat healthy an  they rarely take care of themselves resulting to falling silk. Since, they ignore health at first place, later they land up with major illnesses that can go untreated for quite some time.

• Sleeping Issue

Sleep and depression’s relationship is quite complicated. It is said that people with sleep disorders are more likely to develop depression, on the other hand people with depression are more likely to end up with a sleep disorder.

• Substance use disorder

Individual with depression often try to self medicate, which is quite dangerous. Like in some cases, individual may start over eating in the same manner some may turn to drugs or alcohol.

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