Physical Symptoms Caused by Depression
Recognize these physical symptoms caused by depression. From these symptoms we may know whether we are depressed or not. What should we do to overcome these physical pains?
The anger, dejected feeling, negative emotion or crying without reason for several times could be the emotional signs of depression. But, don’t you know if depression could also influence our physical conditions? Even, most manifestations of depression are always ended with physical attack.
Below is the list of some physical symptoms caused by depression:
- 1. Headache. This symptom is commonly found in depressed people. The depressed people who often experience severe migraine attack will experience worse attack if they are depressed.
- 2. Backache. The depressed people’s backs will feel very tense and painful under depression attack.
- 3. Pain in the muscles and joints. Depression worsen the painful feeling in the muscle and joints. Even depression may cause the sufferer’s limbs trembling.
- 4. Chest pains. This kind of pain must be checked by the expert because pain in the chest could be the symptom of heart disease too. One certain thing depression may cause very painful feeling in the chest.
- 5. Digestive problem. Someone with depressed problem will loathe, feel dizzy, sometimes followed by diarrhoea or chronic constipation. This is because every energy and nutrition is fully absorbed to the brain, not spread well into the whole body.
- 6. Tiredness. The depressed people will feel very tired, exhausted or fatigued. It does not matter whether they have slept for very long time, they still feel exhausted. To wake up will be very difficult, even impossible.
- 7. Sleeping Problem. Most depressed people are difficult to sleep. They wake up very early or difficult to sleep in the night. The other depressed people sleep longer than they used to be.
- 8. Change of desire to eat. They will also experience change of natural appetite and body weight. They don’t want to eat and become very thin. In the contrary, the other depressed people has the strong desire to eat a certain kind of food like carbohydrate and experience obesity.
- 9. The blank mind. The depressed people is difficult to focus and forgetful or hard to remember something. Sometimes depressed people also feel guilty, worthless, unable to think clearly and unable to make decisions. Depression is connected tightly with the imbalance of chemical in the brain. Some experts say that each person can manifest the depression in the different physical conditions.
To overcome the physical symptoms. Although the symptoms are severe, most people who experience depression does not realize if they are depressed. Often they do not realize that these physical symptoms are caused by depression. Even the doctors sometimes do not realize this.
In several cases, doctor treats depression with therapy or medicine (antidepressant) or both of them. This action will overcome the physical symptom. However if we are depressed, it is better to explain our physical conditions to the doctor. Don’t assume that the physical symptoms can be disappeared by itself with antidepressant. Most probably several problems will need further medication. For example the doctor may give us a certain kind of medicine to end our insomnia or gives certain kind of medicine to overcome our stomach problem.
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ladybaby | Jun 24, 2009 | Reply
Great article and very informative. Depression has been raising with so much stress from a bad economy.
Kairos | Jun 24, 2009 | Reply
Yes. Those were the symptoms exhibited by a man sued by his wife for violence. In this particular case, the depression was caused by obsessive jealousy.
Daisy Peasblossom | Jun 24, 2009 | Reply
Since depression is an emotional response (no less real for all that), the things we become depressed over may vary. (Kairos, interesting case there.) The question becomes then, is it causal depression (sadness, job loss) or clinical depression? The latter has no specific cause, and will affect all other parts of the sufferers life.
Momma Tells | Jun 24, 2009 | Reply
Wow, depression causes a lot of health issues. That in itself must cause even more stress, and thus more depression. It’s a vicous circle.
Juhls | Jun 24, 2009 | Reply
Excellent research and presentation of this information. It’s important to be aware of these symptoms either for ourselves or our loved ones.
Ruby Hawk | Jun 24, 2009 | Reply
Well written article, Depression is hard to deal with and most sufferers do not seek treatment. Doctors and medications are expensive.
CHAN LEE PENG | Jun 24, 2009 | Reply
Depression is scary. In a chronic/acute situation, it may lead to commiting suicide. You’ve laid out valuable info here. Liked it.
JK Kristie | Jun 24, 2009 | Reply
Very informative, useful post.
Kate Smedley | Jun 25, 2009 | Reply
Depression can be so frightening and difficult to get out of. Well written article with good advice.
Mr Ghaz | Jun 26, 2009 | Reply
Excellent!!..this is really highly informative article and very useful too..well done and thanx for sharing nice work.
Pete Macinta | Jul 1, 2009 | Reply
Superb! God helped me out of major depression some years back.
Nice article.
OhSugar | Jul 2, 2009 | Reply
Excellent article with informative information on depression. Thanks
Francy | Jul 3, 2009 | Reply
nice article…
keep sharing.
Nicholas Kenney | Jul 4, 2009 | Reply
Lots of good info here Eunice. Thanks for posting!
Purnomosidhi | Jul 13, 2009 | Reply
Informative Advice Eunice… Thumb Up
nobert soloria bermosa | Jul 30, 2009 | Reply
helpful post,nice work my friend
Faith Blues | Aug 4, 2009 | Reply
Hi Eunice,
I suffered depression on and off for many years but never realized it was depression back then. Borned a pessimist (I’m of melancholic temperament), I’m very prone to it but since I took a turn to improve my spiritual life, it helps tremendously. Afterall there’s no point of paying lip service to God if I don’t put his commands to practice
. Anyhow, it’s a nice and straightforward article.
Cheers!
Faith
seashell66 | Aug 8, 2009 | Reply
Very informative, clear, and well-written.
Francy | Aug 19, 2009 | Reply
nice piece
Keep sharing.
Ruby Hawk | Aug 20, 2009 | Reply
another I like.
BC Doan | Aug 23, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for all the great head-up symptoms of depression! These is good to know..
fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa | Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
You are so correct, depression strikes us all at different times in our life, but knowing that it is occuring helps us to seek medical help if necessary.
Joshua Miguel | Sep 2, 2009 | Reply
i had a friend who suffered from depression and he experienced most of the symptoms you mentioned. tnx for the share.
James Beattie Morison | Sep 11, 2009 | Reply
I am always amazed at how the mind can affect the body. Some times for good and other times for bad.
Mythili Kannan | Oct 6, 2009 | Reply
Great article