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Sluggishness, Trouble in concentrating
Hi, I am suffering from some kind of depression for last 1 year. I have trouble in concentrating, lack of interests in everything in life. Morning feeling very sluggishness in getting up. Recently I took vitamin D test and the level is 7 and vitamin B12 level is 175.So both are deficient. These symptoms are because of the deficiency?
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There different factors that can trigger or behaviour one is your thoughts, Biological or environmental. We cannot do much about environment but if properly worked on thoughts and little bit of biology things can be different. A proper assessment is required if the depression is due to biological reasons only therapy or thinking helpful won't help. Sometimes medical intervention might be needed. Also thought about depression need proper therapy and not just think positive let's do things that make me happy type of approach.
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A 10 session thought Managment therapy is required.
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Depressions is negative thoughts about Future, self and others. So one need to target the hopelessness first. Also just in case you may have to take Low dosage of meds they are not harmful and with very little or no side effects.
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Some time vitamin D defficiency independently cause or some time it may be secondary to reduced food intake or avoiding going outside whch itself cause less exposure to sunlight resulting in vit D deff. In your case vit B12 also might be contributing. So first supplementation of Vit D and vit B 12 along with antidepressant will be helpful. Serum TSH also needs to be assessed.
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