Patient's question:
Anxiety, irritability, suicidal thoughts, worrying about everything big and small, symptoms have persisted for about 3-4 months. Previous treatment history and effectiveness: None. What kind of help is not important: What specific oral medication was taken.Doctor's answer:
From the information you provided, it appears you have a countertransference reaction to depression. What are the clinical manifestations of depressive neurosis?Changes in mood: The most prominent symptom in patients is persistent low mood, characterized by a gloomy expression, lack of energy, fatigue, tearfulness, and frequent crying. In about 80% of cases, patients seek medical help based on physical symptoms such as neurasthenia, headaches, body pain, dizziness, blurred vision, and lightheadedness. These symptoms often give the patient a sense of being ( means "changeable" in this context, but since the original text has a typo, I'll assume it's "" and translate it as "" or "changeable" accordingly. If it was a typo for "," please let me know, and I can adjust it accordingly.) and are sometimes long-lasting but without clear worsening or improvement. These symptoms usually disappear as the depressive mood subsides.
Depression is a mental illness, and as the saying goes, "" (a mental ailment requires a mental cure). Medication only treats the symptoms, not the root cause, and it can also lead to dependence and side effects.