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Depression can
lead to a number of physical symptoms.
If you are depressed, it is quite
common for instance for you to have
a reduced appetite. You don't feel
any pleasure in eating and the food
doesn't seem tasty. If you do eat,
it is more out of a sense of obligation.
You are eating too little and might
loose a significant amount of weight,
which again can cause you to be even
more tired and energy deprived so
much so that you don't feel like eating
anything. And so the vicious circle
continues.
It
can also happen that your appetite
increases, if you are suffering from atypical
depression. Perhaps you feel better
when eating, and in such a case your
weight might increase. You should
therefore be aware that appetite and
weight changes without any explanation
can be symptoms of depression.
Pain
If
you have chronic pain, for example
due to rheumatism or a bad back, your
pain will intensify when you are depressed.
Even though you don't already have
chronic pain, depression can cause
different pain symptoms such as
- sore muscles
and joints
- stomach-ache
or other stomach problems
- headache
It
is often the pain which makes you
go to your doctor. It is therefore
important that the doctor keeps depression
in mind if you get or have pain which
has got worse without any clear physical
reason. However, pain and other chronic
symptoms can also increase your chances
of developing depression.
Tension
Depression
makes it difficult for you to relax
both physically and mentally. Your
thoughts are spinning around in circles
without you being able to make decisions.
Your muscles are tense and maybe even
sore, and even though you are tired,
you are unable to relax and find rest.
This tension increases your feeling
of being unwell and hence increases
your depression.
Tiredness
and lack of energy
Most
depressed people are tired and complain
about a reduced level of energy. Tiredness
and lack of energy can be so dominant
that you perhaps are unable to get
up, have a bath or do anything. The
tiredness isolates you, as you can't
manage to pick up the telephone, have
visitors or relate to other people,
not even to those closest to you.
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