Depression symptoms
Depression 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, hopeless and having frequent crying spells
* Losing interest or pleasure in things you used to enjoy (including sex)
* Feeling guilty, helpless or worthless
* Thinking about death or suicide
* Sleeping too much, or having problems sleeping
* Loss of appetite and unintended weight loss or gain
* Feeling very tired all the time
* Having trouble paying attention and making decisions
* Having aches and pains that don’t get better with treatment
* Feeling restless, irritated and easily annoyed