As was explained too me by my doctor, depression is due to lack of neurotransmitters in the brain. These neurotransmitters are basically chemicals that regulate or help in the regulation of one's mood.
Depression can be caused and/or triggered by different factors, including genetics, life events, medications, etc.
Incidentally, Naproxen (a certain NSAID) caused my daughter to feel depressed to the point of contemplating suicide. We were not aware of it and she just told us about how she felt back then after a while, upon reading about the side effects of that drug.
Mine was triggered by different events all occurring one after another, life events, medication, surgery. Not to mention the genetic part about having a screwed up father, the physical and verbal abuses I have experienced from him and my childhood. It's amazing how some things from our past catches up on us as we get older.
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