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Atypical Depression
July 14, 2008 |
Dr. Avery Wright is a family physician with Lee Physician Group. She says she’s
treating more and more young people for depression and anxiety. “You know 20’s,
30’s, I see a lot of men and women and a lot of the things these days, anxiety
and depression are really huge.”
But many patients don’t seek help from their family physician. “I think a lot of
people are either embarrassed or hate to ask for help for those kinds of things
because they think, oh come on I can deal with this.”
Dr. Wright says many young patients don’t recognize their symptoms because they
can take a variety of forms. “A lot of people have friends and family that have
gone through things and they think, well I’m not like my aunt was so I must not
have the same diagnosis. It varies alot for everybody. With depression, you
know, typically people think I’m going to be tired. I’m going to be lethargic,
I’m not going to want to do anything. You get that apathetic feeling but some
people kind of have the opposite thing where they have insomnia and they can’t
sleep at night - they feel jittery kind of wired.”
But no matter what the symptoms, if you feel like something isn’t quite right
physically or mentally you should talk with a physician. “There comes a point
where if it’s going on too long or it’s affecting the rest of your life, your
family, your relationships, things like that, you should just ask for help.”
You’re not alone. It’s estimated nearly 19 million American adults are affected
by a depressive disorder every year. |
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