Time：2023-04-01 10:46:32 source：psychiatricethics.com author：Mental disorder Read：387次

Notice! What are the serious consequences of not taking medication for depression?

Notice! What are the serious consequences of not taking medication for depression? Some patients take antidepressants for 3 months and feel that the side effects of the drugs are too great, so they don’t want to take them or secretly reduce their doses, but you know what harm may be caused if you don’t take antidepressants when you have depression ? Increased risk of relapse Depression is a disease with a high risk of relapse, so adherence to treatment with adequate doses and courses of treatment is very important for recovery. According to statistics, the relapse rate of most people who insist on taking antidepressants is about 28%, while the relapse rate of those who do not insist on taking antidepressants is as high as 47%. Depression patients must adhere to the drug treatment, and many patients are prone to stop taking it on their own during the treatment process. Drugs lead to ineffective treatment. Therefore, we should pay attention to the drug treatment of depression, especially the intensive treatment of depression accompanied by attention disorder, sleep disorder, lack of energy and persistent anxiety symptoms, which has positive significance for the recurrence of depression. Depression symptoms are aggravated because many people hear that antidepressants have side effects and feel that taking medicines is very harmful to their own bodies. Depressed patients are often accompanied by symptoms of autonomic dysfunction and sleep disorders, but with the effective development of antidepressant treatment, these accompanying symptoms will gradually decrease. If you don't stick to the dose because you are worried about the side effects, and deliberately eat less or not even take it, it will not be good for your treatment. It may exacerbate the symptoms of depression, when you can't pick up either sesame seeds or watermelons. Increased risk of suicide Taking antidepressants not only helps treat depression, but also makes patients more extroverted and less neurotic. Depression can make people have repeated suicidal thoughts. For those who have repeated suicidal thoughts for a long time, most of them may already suffer from moderate or above depression. Without treatment, they may try to commit suicide repeatedly. Suicidal behavior in depression is common and is an important sign of severe depression that requires immediate and decisive treatment. So decisively choose fast-acting drugs, and within a few weeks, suicidal ideation can be controlled. Increased cost of treatment According to a study in the United States, patients who do not adhere to antidepressants spend significantly more than those who adhere to them. Does that mean you have to keep taking medicine? If the condition has been stable for one year or more than one attack cycle, you can choose to slowly reduce the dose of the drug at this time. For example, if you take two tablets at the beginning, you can slowly reduce it to one tablet, and after a period of stability, you can reduce it to half a tablet. Slowly reduce it to nothing, so that it will not cause fluctuations in the condition. If depression occurs in the process of reducing the drug, you should immediately stop reducing the drug, or immediately increase the intensity of drug treatment.

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