Symptoms of Depression

You may have depression in need of treatment if you have 2 or more of the following symptoms.

• Unplanned weight gain or loss
• Early morning wakening
• Insomnia or sleeping too much
• Agitation
• Feelings of worthlessness
• Low mood
• Sadness
• Not feeling life worth living
• Thoughts of suicide or wishing you were dead**
• Lack of pleasure in usual activities
• Lack of interest in sexual activity
• Difficulty concentrating or forgetfulness
• Fatigue or constant tiredness
• Feeling worse in the mornings
• Problems making decisions
• Excessive or inappropriate guilt

**Thoughts of suicide are to mood what running a fever is to the body.  We know something is very wrong with the chemicals in your brain, and you need help.  One should treat these thoughts as a warning sign, the way a fever warns you to seek help for your body.