Depression in Men Common in Middle Age
A number of my over 40 aged male patients have come to me with concerns that they just don’t feel right but can’t quite put their finger on what exactly is wrong. They have a hard time sleeping, no energy, don’t enjoy friends or relationships like they used to, don’t feel like doing much and just slug through their day, not really feeling sick, but just feeling, like one of my patients describes, “underwater”. When I tell these male patients that they may be suffering from depression, they’re surprised, and, as one man said, ‘I thought depression was a woman thing.’ Depression is also a guy thing too.