What is Reactive Depression?

The term reactive depression is a category of clinical depression. It refers to an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief) arising as a consequence of severe life events.

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What do patients take to treat Reactive Depression and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Venlafaxine
(Odven SBK, Pracet, Zarelis, Venlor XR)
4
Duloxetine
(Yentreve, Cymbalta)
4
Escitalopram
(Loxalate, Seroplex, Es Pramcit, Lexamil)
1
Citalopram
(APO-Citalopram, Citabax, Mylan Citalopram, Alcytan)
1
Bupropion
(Voxra, Voxra, Budeprion SR, Zetron)
1
Sertraline
(Eleva, Lustral, Tolrest, Daxid)
0
Fluvoxamine
(Luvox, Voxam, Dumirox, Luvox CR)
0
Fluoxetine
(Moltoben, Flunil, Prozac, Actan)
0
Paroxetine
(Zydus Paroxetine, Pexeva, Paxxet, Pondera)
0

These charts show data from Reactive Depression patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Reactive Depression at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
88% Females
12% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 29
20-29 yrs 23
30-39 yrs 16
40-49 yrs 14
50-59 yrs 2
60-69 yrs 1
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 81
Not Officially Diagnosed 31

These charts show data from Reactive Depression patients who have completed their condition history