When depresses it hurts

Nearly 8% of the French suffer from depression each year. Black thoughts, sadness, tiredness… the signs of this disease are known. However, there exist warnings which one knows less: pains. Headaches, problems of back, intestinal difficulties… These calls of the body translate sometimes a major discomfort. Details of this psychic suffering.

Among the symptoms of the depression, one of them is often forgotten: the pain.
Depression, a widespread evil

Depress dépression121 million people suffer from depression throughout the world. This disease should pass in 2020 to the 2nd rank of the diseases more handicapping. In France, the Barometer Health 2005 of the National institute of prevention and education health (Inpes) watch that 7,8% of the French suffered from a depression in the year. A woman on ten knew this disease. And less than one depressive French out of two consulted for a disorder related to a mental disease.
To recognize the signs of depression

It is essential to recognize the signs of the depression early, to profit from the earliest possible catch of the load. But the problem is to identify the first signs of this disease (to read our Dépression article, of the signs which do not mislead). Because 35 to 50% of the major depressive episodes are not diagnosed. However, one knows the psychic signs of this discomfort: sadness, loss of pleasure… or symptoms physical: tire, sleep disorders…
The pain: a symptom of depression

However among the signs which one forgets to quote, certain pains can be the markers of the depressive state. They would be thus present in nearly 70% of the cases of depression. They are primarily the headaches, the evil of back, the intestinal disorders… Admittedly, it is necessary to distinguish the chronic pains, whose repetition can in this case being the origin and not the cause of a depressive syndrome.
To treat the depression and the physical pain

The treatments of the “traditional” depression is well codified today: it is about the association of antidepressants with a psychotherapeutic follow-up. But it seems more difficult to look after the depressions which have a painful component: the cure is slower and the treatments seem a little less effective. The approach of this form thus requires a catch in specific charge of the pain, in addition to the treatment of the depressive disease. Thus, the analgesics catch is sometimes necessary. But inevitably it is not a question to add a treatment: studies showed that certain antidepressants also had an effect more pronounced than of others on the pains related to the depression.

Whatever the strategy chosen, a thing is sure: while attacking at the same time with the depression and the pain, it is possible to leave this vicious circle to find the smile.