Recently a question was posted on Yahoo questions regarding a question regarding the effect that can Depression cause memory loss: "If you are depressed, do you lose memory?" Many readers responded with comments such as, "Yes," "It can happen," and "it is sometimes a long process." Some readers were not sure if it was the actual experience of Depression that caused the problem or if they were just witnessing a common side effect. This article is meant to provide an answer to the question, "Can Depression cause memory loss?" It is important to note that not all cases of memory loss are directly related to Depression.
Depression can cause memory loss for many different reasons. One of the most common reasons is due to changes in levels of serotonin. Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter, which helps regulate mood, appetite, sleeping cycles, and sexual function. A decrease in this neurotransmitter can be very dangerous and results in mood swings, anxiety, irritability and impulsiveness.
If a sufferer of Depression begins to feel listless, lacks energy, loses interest in daily activities, becomes obsessed with one's health or looks at the world in a negative way, then that may be the beginning stages of Depression. However, if a person begins to exhibit symptoms, such as restlessness, sleepiness, decreased appetite, constant fatigue, heart palpitations, dizziness, headaches, nausea, chills, sweating and shortness of breath, than that is considered to be the severe case of Depression. If you or someone you love is exhibiting any of these symptoms, please seek immediate medical attention and don't hesitate to share your symptoms with your doctor! Depression is treatable, but it must be treated properly or else it can have dire consequences! If you don't get the proper treatment, you may end up with permanent damage to your brain which will mean time and possibly life-long medical expenses!
Some people erroneously think that if they only suffer from one or two of the symptoms listed above that it will not affect them. That could not be further from the truth! One or two of the symptoms can indicate that a person has just come down with a serious case of Depression. Don't ignore the signs and symptoms because if you do not treat them correctly you can damage the delicate tissue inside of you that is responsible for good quality sleep, emotions and feelings.
Depression can cause memory loss and other physical issues to go along with it if you don't understand what is going on. It is a very real condition that must be taken seriously or it will have dire consequences! There are many different types of depression out there today, so it is imperative that you seek the advice of a qualified professional. If you decide to try and self diagnose yourself, don't do it! You never know what you are really suffering from or what condition you may end up suffering from if you don't know where to start looking for help.
The symptoms that are listed above are by no means all of them that someone may experience. Some people will go through extremely miserable moods and experience headaches, stomach aches, dizziness and many other symptoms that can be considered quite common. This is not because they are different cases, it is simply due to the fact that depression is a broad spectrum disorder. So do not feel like you are the only person that can suffer from this illness. Millions of others all over the world are suffering from the same mental and physical illness.
This is very well crafted article. Depression is a quite common health issue in the general population, although, people don't go to a doctor easily.
It has a lot of negative impact on our body and mind as you have stated nicely. Good job.
We shouldn't hesitate to seek help if we suffer from any form of depression. The early the intervention, the better the outcome.