If you've been taking a prescription antidepressant as prescribed for approximately 4 to 8 weeks or more, this inventory may help you and your doctor determine if you still have symptoms of depression.

Check "Yes" or "No" for each question, then click Submit for a printable list of your depression symptoms to discuss with your doctor.

This symptom inventory is not a formal diagnostic tool. It is intended to help people who have been taking prescription medication for depression examine the current state of their depression symptoms.

Only a health care professional can actually diagnose depression or determine if a change in treatment is appropriate. This symptom inventory may help you prepare for a discussion with your doctor about depression symptoms you may still be experiencing.

Over at least the past 2 weeks, have you experienced the following on a regular basis?

1. Frequent sadness
2. Irritability
3. Low energy
4. Fatigue
5. Trouble sleeping
6. Significant weight loss or weight gain
7. Feeling worthless or excessively guilty
8. Loss of interest in your favorite activities
9. Feeling isolated, not as involved with family and friends
10. People commenting that you seem agitated (wringing hands, pacing, etc.)
11. People commenting that you seem 'slowed down' (softer/hesitant speech, moving or thinking more slowly)
12. Trouble concentrating

Over the past 2 weeks, have symptoms of depression:

13. Interfered with your work?
14. Interfered with your social life or hobbies?
15. Interfered with your family life or home responsibilities?

Over the past 2 weeks,

16. Have you experienced thoughts of death or suicide?

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