My 85 year old grandmother has just recently (within a couple months) become very depressed for no understandable reason. She denies ever being depressed in her life before and no big life changes have happened. Grandpa died in 1978 before I was born. I feel like it's probably just the realization that's she getting on in years and that can probably pretty depressing in itself. Anyway, just wondering if anyone here has any experience with depression with an onset in later life and coping skills that have helped you or them. I want to help her but don't really know how. Thanks.
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I think you need to get her to a doctor. Depression could be a symptom of something that's physically wrong as much as psychologically.
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Agreed, Grandma needs to see a doctor and get checked out -- and if there's nothing medically the matter, then having a community outreach volunteer or a pastor/priest contact her to see how best she could be included in her community (Church, conversation, crafts, visits, etc etc) may lift her spirits.
My prayers for her and for your family.
My prayers for her and for your family.
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Praying for your Grandma.
Some good advice here... try to get her interested in something, get her to join some group - you may have to go with her the first couple of times.
Some good advice here... try to get her interested in something, get her to join some group - you may have to go with her the first couple of times.
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Depression can be a symptom of heart problems or even an impending heart attack. One of the "warning signs" of a heart attack is actually, weirdly enough, an impending feeling of doom or depression, and I definitely had that before my heart attack.
Grandmother definitely needs to see a doctor, and if she checks out reasonably well I think that depression at that age is probably not an atypical thing. Even the healthiest 85 year old is going to be slowed down a lot, I would think, and suffer some symptoms from general old age.
Grandmother definitely needs to see a doctor, and if she checks out reasonably well I think that depression at that age is probably not an atypical thing. Even the healthiest 85 year old is going to be slowed down a lot, I would think, and suffer some symptoms from general old age.
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