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If you have five or more of the following symptoms2 for longer than two weeks or if symptoms significantly interfere with your daily routine, please see your physician.
- Persistent sad or "empty" mood
- Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
- Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
- Loss of interest or pleasure in activities you once enjoyed
- Insomnia, early-morning waking or oversleeping
- Appetite/weight loss or overeating/weight gain
- Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down"
- Thoughts of death/suicide
- Restlessness/irritability
- Excessive crying
- Difficulty making decisions, concentrating or remembering
- Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment
2 Depression: What You Need to Know and Co-Occurence of Depression-The Unrecognized Link.
Public educational brochures by the National Institute of Mental Health.
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