Major depression and Mental status changes

Summary:

Mental status changes is found among people with Major depression, especially for people who are female, 60+ old.

The study analyzes which people have Mental status changes with Major depression. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 64 people who have Major depression from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

What is Major depression?

Major depression (a mood state that goes well beyond temporarily feeling sad or blue. it is a serious medical illness that affects one's thoughts, feelings) is found to be associated with 800 drugs and 1,477 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Major depression.

What is Mental status changes?

Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation) is found to be associated with 1,496 drugs and 1,760 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Mental status changes.



On Aug, 03, 2026

64 people who have Major Depression and Mental Status Changes are studied.

Would you have Mental status changes when you have Major depression?

Gender of people who have Major Depression and experienced Mental Status Changes *:

  • female: 64.41 %
  • male: 35.59 %

Age of people who have Major Depression and experienced Mental Status Changes *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 6.9 %
  • 20-29: 3.45 %
  • 30-39: 5.17 %
  • 40-49: 22.41 %
  • 50-59: 15.52 %
  • 60+: 46.55 %

Common co-existing conditions for these people *:

  1. Pain: 9 people, 14.06%
  2. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 7 people, 10.94%
  3. Depression: 6 people, 9.38%
  4. High Blood Pressure: 6 people, 9.38%
  5. Hypersensitivity: 4 people, 6.25%
  6. Stress And Anxiety: 4 people, 6.25%
  7. Secondary Hypertension (elevated blood pressure that results from an underlying, identifiable, often correctable cause): 3 people, 4.69%
  8. Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 3 people, 4.69%
  9. Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 3 people, 4.69%
  10. High Blood Cholesterol: 3 people, 4.69%

Common drugs taken by these people *:

  1. Olanzapine: 12 people, 18.75%
  2. Hydrochlorothiazide: 12 people, 18.75%
  3. Metformin: 11 people, 17.19%
  4. Mirtazapine: 11 people, 17.19%
  5. Aripiprazole: 8 people, 12.50%
  6. Ferrous Fumarate: 8 people, 12.50%
  7. Paroxetine: 8 people, 12.50%
  8. Lorazepam: 8 people, 12.50%
  9. Sertraline: 7 people, 10.94%
  10. Suboxone: 7 people, 10.94%

Common symptoms for these people *:

  1. Serotonin Syndrome (occurs when two drugs that affect the body's level of serotonin are taken together at the same time): 21 people, 32.81%
  2. Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 21 people, 32.81%
  3. Confusional State: 19 people, 29.69%
  4. Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 15 people, 23.44%
  5. Confusion: 15 people, 23.44%
  6. Delirium (wild excitement): 14 people, 21.88%
  7. Hallucination, Visual (seeing things that aren't there): 11 people, 17.19%
  8. Hyperreflexia (overactive or over responsive reflexes): 10 people, 15.62%
  9. Hypertonia (abnormal increase in muscle tension and a reduced ability of a muscle to stretch): 9 people, 14.06%
  10. Psychotic Disorder: 9 people, 14.06%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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The study is based on Mental status changes and Major depression, and their synonyms.

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