How to recognize astheno-depressive syndrome?

Constant fatigue, headache and indifference to everything that used to be nice, can not but alarm.

Often it's just a blues, and will take place during a vacation on the beach or in a sanatorium.

But very often this indicates a serious nervous breakdown - astheno-depressive syndrome, which itself will not go away and in neglected state seriously shorten life person

Concept

What it is? The term astheno-depressive syndrome is understood. nervous breakdownin which a person loses his interest in his life so much that even simple everyday tasks become overwhelming for him.

This phenomenon does not fit the full definition of depression, but it is not considered normal either.

In fact, the astheno-depressive syndrome is hybrid of asthenia and depression.

To recognize the disease and make the correct diagnosis can only be a specialist after a detailed examination. A person for a long time experiences a breakdown, cannot fall asleep, he gets tired at the very beginning of the working day.

The diagnosis of depression is not confirmed and it seems to the patient that this is just a blues. But also spleen is not considered normal.

Other patients simply go to the first private office, where the doctor, even without prior examination, calls the diagnosis - chronic fatigue syndrome.

Many Russian experts consider the latter to be a type of asthenic syndrome, others - an independent disorder.

It is similar in symptomatology with asthenic-subdepressive syndrome, but these are two different phenomena. Sometimes asthenic-depressive syndrome acts as a symptom of somatic disease.

These include:

• brain tumors;
• diseases associated with metabolic disorders;
• hormonal disorders;
• bipolar disorder;

The cause also, although rarely, may be schizophrenia.

Risk area

The highest risk of astheno-depressive syndrome in:

1. Of patients with chronic diseases. This particularly applies to disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and liver.
2. People whose work is related to irregular schedule, increased loads, high levels of stress, also constant communication with the audience. These are actors, teachers, doctors, designers, and managers (usually of a large level).

Chronic fatigue syndrome and asthenic syndrome - what's the difference? Comments psychotherapist:

Symptoms and signs

Not necessarily the blues and even chronic fatigue indicate astheno-depressive syndrome.

About a strong nervous breakdown it can be said if depression and apathy, along with the other symptoms, do not disappear within two weeks.

Fatigue, body fatigue - a natural reaction to stress and increased stress. That time to see a doctor, says a number of signs:

• lack of positive emotions and joy from the fact that earlier brought pleasure;
• problems with sleep (sleep does not come for a long time or comes only for a short time, then you want to sleep all day);
• tearfulness;
• painful reaction to light or loud sound;
• quickly coming fatigue, and this does not change even with a decrease in workloads;
• absent-mindedness, impossibility to concentrate on a particular matter;
• deterioration of intellectual abilities, memory loss;
• difficulty waking up if you manage to fall asleep. In this case, even hours of sleep does not bring rest.

If these signs do not consistently pass over a minimum of a crescent, this is a reason for a medical examination.

Neurological symptoms necessarily accompanied by physiological:

• tachycardia;
• dyspnea;
• increased sweating;
• nausea;
• headaches, dizziness;
• menstrual disorder;
• low-grade fever;
• impotence;
• disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

Often a disease accompanied by short-term vegetative crisescalled panic attacks.

A person experiences a brief attack of intense unmotivated fear, turning into panic, accompanied by increased heartbeat, sweating, even suffocation.

Why is this condition called a slow death? Without treatment, this leads to a decrease and then a complete break of social ties, a person loses his job, self-isolates. Going on gradual death of personality.

Diagnostics

To prevent the launching of depression and extinction of the personality, it is necessary diagnose and begin treatment as soon as possible.

It is difficult to diagnose asteno-depressive syndrome, since such symptoms are characteristic of a very wide range of phenomena.

These include:

• minor, even minor bruises and head injuries;
• hidden and obvious chronic illnesses;
• lack of sleep due to job features;
• excessive stress;
• no vacations for at least a year;
• occupational hygiene;
• intoxication caused by smoking and alcohol;
• overdose and misuse of medicines.

Doctors celebrate in recent years increased incidence astheno-depressive syndrome.

This is due, according to psychologists and sociologists, in the modern way of life in which a person seeks to earn as much as possible, keep everything under control and be aware of everything, fear of becoming a loser and losing everything if something does not work.

Such a pile of psychological loads leads to the fact that even the most resistant person once breaks.

Activity and rush in the time trouble of big cities and business, it is replaced by complete indifference to everything and apathy.

Sometimes this is just a sign that it is time to take a vacation, but sometimes it also indicates the development of a terrible disease - astheno-depressive syndrome, fraught with deep depression and even death.

Establishing diagnosis

Accuracy and speed of diagnosis in many ways depends on the person himself.

The faster he will seek qualified medical assistance, the faster the treatment will begin.

The problem is that so many people in this condition do not realize that they are sick. Instead, they believe that they are chronically unlucky, a black time has come, the world has turned against them.

Sometimes, instead, patients have a feeling of guilt - that it is they who are to blame, and they can deal with everything. In fact, the disease - not the fault of man, but his misfortune.

At the first warning signs, they turn to a general practitioner, who prescribes a number of examinations and tests. It may well be that the root of the disorder lies in a previously unidentified chronic illness:

• cardiovascular disorders;
• thyroid pathology;
• hormonal disorder;
• oncological problems;
• diabetes.

If a severe somatic ailment is not detected, the astheno-depressive syndrome is caused by a number of psycho-emotional disorders.

In this case, the patient is sent to a psychologist and psychotherapist to confirm the diagnosis. The specialist will prescribe medication and psychotherapy.

The main methods of treatment

Achievements of modern pharmacology and psychiatry, correct medication will allow a person to forget about disturbing symptoms and disorder forever.

This is achievable if the following conditions are met:

• the root of asthenic-depressive disorder lies not in somatic disease (otherwise antidepressants will be meaningless);
• lack of self-medication;
• follow the recommendations of a doctor, a healthy lifestyle.

It will take effort on the part of the patient. Prescribed medications are not a panacea and the doctor is not omnipotent.. Antidepressants are addictive and if a person does not contribute to treatment, their action will gradually disappear.

In fact, antidepressants do not treat anything. They open up a kind of "window" in the problems that have come to rest, so that a person will review his lifestyle, analyze what exactly he has led to such a state and what should be excluded in order not to fall into this trap anymore.

Significantly accelerate the onset of recovery physical education classes, the revision of the diet, streamlining of the day.

Diet

Very often asthenapatic depression passes even without medicationenough to follow a diet. Many patients mistakenly believe that we are talking about fasting.

Diet - this is not hungerand a balanced diet. It involves the rejection of spicy and fatty foods.

The basis of the diet must be cereals, dried fruits, legumes, nuts, lean boiled meat, eggs, vegetables, dairy products.

Most people, having discovered the symptoms of astheno-depressive disorder, succumb to the persuasion to “get bored” in a fast food cafe, a pizzeria, or even worse - drink it with alcohol.

This is especially true for women. This can not be done. Firstly, fats significantly aggravate the body and impede metabolism.

Abuse of carbohydrates can lead to diabetes (and against the background of the astheno-depressive syndrome, saturation with sweets may not occur for a very long time and it seems to a person that he ate literally a piece).

Of course, a chocolate bar will not be fatal. But it is better to do with dried and dried fruit instead.

Sport

Significantly contribute to healing reasonable exercise. Almost always, astheno-depressive disorder is also associated with physical inactivity. Of course, no need to rush to exhaust yourself on the gym or bar.

We need to develop good habits and gradually increase activity. Will be useful:

• walking before bed each day, for at least half an hour;
• classes in the pool;
• dancing;
• physiotherapy;
• breathing exercises;
• yoga.

Any kind of loads should not bring painon the contrary, a feeling of satisfaction and raising the tone.

The best treatment for any disease, including the astheno-depressive syndrome, is prevention. For this purpose, trainings with qualified masters of personal development, adherence to the day and work regimen, herbal medicine are suitable.

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