Depression

Endogenous depression is classified as a mood disorder. It is believed to affect from birth and could have a genetic factor. Endogenous depression can mean a person is more prone to becoming depressed when they experience stressful times or traumatic events.

While depression is often mistakenly thought of an adult condition a depressive episode might strike an endogenous depression prone person at any stage of life even childhood. This type of depression in children and young adults often goes unrecognized or under treated.

A diagnosis of endogenous depression is arrived at by a health care professional based on the circumstances of the depressions onset and the patient’s symptoms. Patients with this type or any other sort of depression might not even realize this is what’s affecting them. They are only aware of their symptoms and that they are having physical and emotional difficulty.

Endogenous depression can seem to come from nowhere to the sufferer. This is a biological depression usually characterized by a bad sleep pattern, lack of concentration, and a loss of interest in pleasant pursuits.

The sufferer often complains of feeling tired, hopeless, sad, sleepy or wakeful, and having trouble focusing on the world around them. Those suffering from endogenous depression often have the same physical issues as those who diagnosed with other types of depression. They might have headaches, body aches, digestive problems or other symptoms.

Antidepressants can help improve energy level, and alleviate the other symptoms of depression. Endogenous depression patients usually respond well to antidepressants.

Antidepressants are drugs which help chemically improve brain function. The usually course of treatment runs from 4 to 6 months, in some cases this medication might be prescribed for longer periods of time. Antidepressants can cause some side effects such as drowsiness, dry mouth, nausea, and dizziness. It might 2 to 4 weeks for such medication to start working.

It’s important for the family and friends of someone suffering endogenous depression to support the treatment and try to understand this condition. People with depressive disorder are suffering from a very real medical condition and can’t simply ’snap out of’ their suffering.