Alcoholism is considered one of the main problems of modern society. When the person a long time takes drinks with the increased degree or decides to refuse completely them, there can be an alcoholic depression. What is important, externally such state most often is not shown and people around can not suspect about existence of a problem.
Alcoholic depression symptoms and treatment
The person with such problem feels apathy and a certain internal crisis. He always sadly and can simply not interest him in something. People with an alcoholic depression just live by inertia.
Symptoms of an alcoholic depression:
- there are problems with digestive system and a liver.
- mental block;
- existence of suicidal thoughts;
- problems with a dream;
- sluggishness in actions;
- condition of hopelessness and despair.
Most often the depression lasts up to several weeks. Though there are people who suffer from this problem about one year. Because of a depression after refusal of alcohol of people can return to the addiction. It is necessary to tell about the reasons of emergence of such problem also. They can be different, but most often there is a depression because of problems with nervous system, a metabolism, etc.
How to leave an alcoholic depression?
Desire of the person is rather heavy and very important to cope with this problem. The first that needs to be made – to refuse alcohol intake completely, and it can only aggravate a problem, but it is a necessary step.
Treatment of an alcoholic depression includes:
- The expert appoints antidepressants which allow to cope with problems of nervous system.
- After the use of medicines there is a group and individual psychotherapy. Thanks to it the person begins to appreciate in a new way life and to rejoice it.
- One more obligatory stage – physical therapy which includes various procedures which are favorably influencing activity of nervous system and helping to cope with fatigue and to increase immunity.
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