It can be hard to stay motivated to perform your typical day-to-day tasks when you have depression or anxiety. Taking the time to learn what symptoms and triggers you have can go a long way in helping you during your longer downtimes.

Dr. Daniel Ha and Dr. Grace Pham of Flume Psychiatry, located in Austin, TX, are available to help you with your anxiety and depression, so you can get back to the life you want to live.

Symptom Management and Treatment

When it comes to dealing with your mental health, you may make frequent allowances for the symptoms that you see or feel. You may attempt to adjust how you deal with the issue, but you will reach a point in your mental health where you cannot sustain your daily life without professional help or medication.

It's OK to need help. You can't do it all alone sometimes. Listed below are signs or symptoms that your mental health needs help.

Depression Signs and Symptoms

• Feelings of overwhelming sadness
• Low or helpless mood - (lasting longer than two weeks)
• Extreme fatigue - tiredness continues even with proper sleep
• Loss of joy in doing things you love
• Difficulty in making daily decisions and inability to concentrate
• Persistent feelings of worthlessness or guilt

Main Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety

According to Dr. Pham and Dr. Ha, of Flume Psychiatry located in Austin, TX, anxiety and depression differ a bit, in the fact that anxiety can be situational.

If you are experiencing any significant life changes, your anxiety will increase, usually until the change feels normal. But if you have a generalized anxiety disorder, you can feel these symptoms regularly.

• Physical manifestations - stomach cramps, nausea, tight muscles, and headaches
• Edgy or irritable feelings over normal activities
• Brain fog, inability to reason through daily activities
• Possible sleep problems, insomnia, constant fatigue

Treatment of Mental Health Disorders

There is good news when dealing with these disorders. There is help available. You do not have to face this alone. A first step would be to talk to your primary care physician about these feelings and how they make you feel.

Many insurances will have you see your PCP first before you can seek a mental health professional. However, once you receive the approval required, call Dr. Pham and Dr. Ha of Flume Psychiatry at 512-329-5575 in Austin, TX, for anxiety and depression signs and symptoms. Our doctors will coordinate your care with your PCP regarding medication and follow-up care.

Medications and therapy together prove successful for many patients in treating these two conditions, so you can enjoy life again.