For patients with mild depression, they will choose psychotherapy or physical therapy to get rid of negative emotions. When depression has reached above moderate level, it is necessary to use drugs to completely relieve the symptoms of patients. When choosing drugs, we will consider the situation that there are many basic diseases in the elderly, and choose some drugs that have little interaction with other drugs, such as sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram, etc., and gradually increase the effective therapeutic dose with a smaller dose, so as to minimize the early side effects of drugs, so that more patients can tolerate them and then receive formal treatment.
The above scheme is for reference only. Please use specific drugs under the guidance of professional doctors according to your own situation.
Health care for the elderly: how to prevent depression in the elderly
Older people with withdrawn personality, celibacy, low education level, lack of hobbies and low economic income are more likely to suffer from senile depression. At present, there are many elderly people in the same situation in the community. If you participate in more community activities, not only can you expand your circle of friends, but many elderly people can also find like-minded partners, which not only enriches the content of life, but also enables the elderly to develop physically and mentally healthily and effectively prevent the occurrence of depression through mutual communication and mutual guidance.
How to relieve dizziness in the elderly
If the elderly patients have dizziness, we need to find out the reasons for intervention and treatment to promote the relief of dizziness. Among them, the common causes are cerebrovascular diseases such as insufficient blood supply to the brain or cerebral infarction. Treatment mainly includes anti-platelet aggregation, lipid regulation, plaque stabilization, blood circulation promoting, blood stasis removing and dizziness improving. Commonly used drugs, such as aspirin enteric-coated tablets, atorvastatin calcium, betahistine mesylate and so on. , should also be combined with the specific situation of patients. Patients with dizziness should pay attention to rest and light diet after onset, and should not eat spicy, irritating and greasy things. Patients should also try their best.
How to prevent senile depression
The prevention of depression in the elderly needs to be done in several aspects: first, it is the care of family members. Family care can not only improve the material living standard of the elderly, but also pay attention to whether the elderly have bad feelings such as loneliness and loss, and can give psychological guidance and spiritual comfort in time. You can also observe whether the words and deeds of the elderly are abnormal. If there is a problem, you can take the elderly to see a doctor in time. Second, pay attention to cultivating the interests and hobbies of the elderly. Old people can be enrolled in a university for the elderly, so that they can go out of their homes and communicate with their old neighbors. Third, for the life of the elderly, try to let the elderly do it.