Common depression treatment misconceptions

  1, lack of patience Clinical data show that light depression after scientific and reasonable treatment, about 2 weeks can make symptoms such as depressed mood and fatigue can be significantly improved, sleep and appetite have also improved, but does not mean that the basic “well”, this is only a kind of initial treatment results. This is only an initial treatment result. At this time, you should not arbitrarily stop the medication, otherwise it will cause the disease to recur or gradually aggravate the disease, increasing the difficulty of future treatment. Randomly stopping medication may also cause the occurrence of drug withdrawal syndrome, increasing the suffering of patients, which is more detrimental to health. Experts point out that the treatment of mild depression should also be adhered to for more than one year.  Therefore, patients should maintain a stable state of mind, neither too pessimistic and disappointed nor blindly optimistic, look at the treatment effect correctly, have confidence and patience to adhere to long-term scientific and reasonable treatment.  2.Reliance on medication alone In the treatment of depression, medication plays an important and positive role and is an indispensable key measure for treatment. However, patients must not rely solely on drugs and neglect life and psychological conditioning. The treatment of depression should be comprehensive, including life, psychology and medication together, so as to achieve a good effect with half the effort.  Life should be regular, with regular rest, meals, exercise and recreation time, and avoid staying at home all day to “close” yourself up. Adjust the mentality, make life full of interest, both to enhance the confidence of the treatment and improve the quality of life.  3, too much concern about antidepressants In the general subconscious, people think that all psychiatric drugs have great side effects and will “hurt the brain” and “become stupid” if used too much. Therefore, some people have a lot of concerns about the use of antidepressants, thinking that it is best not to use drugs for mild depression, and that it is best to use them occasionally, not more, and not to take them for a long time. This is a misconception. Patients should keep close contact with their doctors, use antidepressants reasonably under their guidance, and insist on a full dosage and full course of treatment.