How to manage leg & stomach pain in an individual with depression? - Dr. Sanjay Gupta

In a depressive patient, the therapy depends upon whether the patient is on the drug or no on the drug. There are many medications that can lead to side effects. When there is a stomach pain or a leg pain, depression we might come to a conclusion that if the patient is off the medicine than it can be part of the depression symptoms. When it comes to depression, there are many therapies, there are so many manifestations in the body like somatic manifestations which can lead to pain in different parts of the body and we have to see how much the depression is causing the problem or how much the medicine is causing the problem. So when it comes to stomach pain or a leg pain related to depression, the we have to look at a different settings both for le g problems and for stomach problem. There can be muscle problem, fatigue or can be venous flow and patient can be smoking. So we have to look at these things when it comes to leg pain and treat accordingly. Stomach pain is a vague symptom in a depressed person and the person is not taking food properly, When a person is depressed, there can be changes in the food habits, lifestyle , bowel habits. There can be abuse of drugs and there can be non-palatable things. So there are many causes they can cause stomach pain, so it can be can be acidity, infection, nutritional problem or cramps, or constipation or increased peristalsis.