Can depression kill you?

Question

That is without using suicide as an out.

It was my understanding that the drugs prescribed to help cure the depression is what causes diabetes and heart problems, not the actual depression. ;-)

Answer 1

The stress hormones produced by emotional trauma and depression can cause all sorts of health problems, including broken heart syndrome.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2005/02_10_05.html

Answer 2

Yes. Depression leads to unhealthy lifestyle as described earlier by others and thus affect your health.

Depression is your psychological symptoms. Our mind affects our body directly, prolonged depression will eventually affect the physical body (like irritable bowel, eczema, etc.) and will make your life rather unpleasant.

If you are depressed, you must be doing things not because you want to but you think you need to ... to get other's approval, to fit in, to avoid confrontation, etc. ... say 'yes' to yourself more. Don't worry about offending others. Others can take care of themselves. And if not, there is something they need to learn about themselves. It's all good, be real.

Answer 3

First of all the cure for depression is not sex... One of the symptoms for depression is loss of sex drive.

Yes, depression can kill you because emotions become physical internally. If you feel down or upset, your insides will respond as though they are being physically damaged.

Answer 4

yes, its possible, in many other ways than suicide.
1.depression leads to high blood pressure, which has the capacity to rupture arteries without warning.
2.depression can cause a person to become a drug addict or alcoholic which subsequently, may lead to death.
3. depression can even cause a person to become mentally retarded which can be worse than dieing.
........and there are so many more ways to lose oneself completely by becoming depressed.

Answer 5

Yes, it can. Even thought you don't do suicide, it means that whenever you are in this life-crisis that may kill you, you will be too sad to care. Depression can cause for you to think of death, and sooner or later it will happen.

Answer 6

To tell u the truth, the cure to depression is sex.

Answer 7

Possible deaths related to depression.

suicide
eating disorders
diabetes
cancer
heart attack
heart disease
lung problems
arthritis
Alzhemier's

Depression itself can't kill you...but it can cause numerous health problems which will lead to your death. ^^ Just so you know, no mental illness can kill you without physical effects also.

Answer 8

Definitely. Depression, sadness, etc., has been proven to be linked with our immune systems and general health. It could lead to getting sick or contracting a disease or medical condition.

Answer 9

yes it can kill you. i know a family friend who died of depression it only took 3 months to bring him down. he then went into a coma and that was it, he was stressed by family, and could not handle it.

Answer 10

Yes, by more diabetes, more sudden death, more everything.