Indecision:  One of the most common symptoms is an inability to decide about things, even the most simple matters at times.

Concern:  People in depressions are concerned about using up their resources.  Often they find it difficult to spend money even when they know the amount involved is important.

Reduced Sexual Activity:  Interest in sex and sexual performance usually declines to a remarkably low level for the depressed patient.

Decreased Love and Affection: You may feel shocked to discover that you feel little or not love any more for those persons among your friends and family who have always been extremely close to you in the past.

General loss of interest:  You may well find yourself indifferent to all sorts of people, things and ideas that were once of great importance to you.

Anxiety:  Besides being depressed, you may be tense, anxious or frightened.  These feelings are so strong in some patients that they cover up the underlying depression.

Irritability:  All sorts of trivial things may irritate you and you may not be able to control your annoyance and impatience.

Suicidal Thoughts:  Almost everyone thinks of committing suicide at one time or another, but naturally such ideas are more frequent during a depression.  Often this seems the only escape from an intolerable situation.  These ideas will disappear when you start to feel better.  If you have such thoughts you should mention them to the doctor.

Unusual Thoughts and Urges:  Frequently there is a fear of someone near and dear to you dying.  Oddly enough there are also times when depressed patients have the urge to harm those near and dear to them.  This too is a symptom which should be brought to your doctor's attention.

Physical Changes:  Constipation is not unusual; neither is dryness of the mouth.  Loss of appetite is common and sometimes results in marked loss of weight.  Curiously, some patients overeat.  Many patients find themselves plagued by all sorts of aches and pains, some of which may be new and some of which may have been present before but were seldom noticed.  Other physical reactions that may accompany depression include nausea, chest pains, stomach cramps, rapid breathing, sweating, coldness, numbness or tingling of the hands and feet - and particularly headaches or other odd feelings of pressure in the head, ears or neck.