Depression in Women

depression in women In fact, more than 6 million women experience depression each year in the USA.

What are the symptoms?

Doctors continue to learn about how women are affected by depression, but there are some common symptoms.
If you're depressed, you may have some of these symptoms nearly every day, all day, for 2 weeks or longer:

Feeling sad or crying a lot
Losing interest or pleasure in things you used to enjoy (including sex)
Feeling guilty, hopeless or worthless
Thinking about death or suicide
Sleeping too much, or not being able to go to sleep or stay asleep
Losing your appetite and losing weight (or eating too much and gaining weight)
Feeling very tired or slowed down
Having trouble paying attention and making decisions
Having aches and pains that don't get better with treatment

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What causes Depression?

Depression seems to be related to a chemical imbalance in the brain that makes it hard for the cells to communicate with one another. Stressful life events, such as the death of a loved one, a divorce or moving (such as leaving home to go to college), may lead to depression. Taking certain medicines, abusing drugs or alcohol, or having other illnesses can also cause depression.

Women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are more likely to become depressed. Depression is more common a week before a woman's period and in the weeks after a woman gives birth (this is called postpartum depression). In some women, taking birth control pills may cause symptoms of depression.

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