If you have five or more of the following symptoms² for longer than two weeks or if symptoms significantly interfere with your daily routine, please see your physician.

• Persistent sad or "empty" mood
• Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
• Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in activities you once enjoyed
• Insomnia, early-morning waking or oversleeping
• Appetite/weight loss or overeating/weight gain
• Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down"
• Thoughts of death/suicide
• Restlessness/irritability
• Excessive crying
• Difficulty making decisions, concentrating or remembering
• Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment

2 Depression: What You Need to Know and Co-Occurence of Depression-The Unrecognized Link. Public educational brochures by the National Institute of Mental Health.