There is actually nothing to be ashamed of if you have depression. If you are willing to go to the hospital for a check-up, like Chen Xia, there are cures available.

If this person has refused medical treatment, refused to take medication, and refused to communicate with others, then he has actually entered a state of moderate or severe depression.

Depression is no joke. Patients are very likely to choose suicide, and the rate is very high.

The most famous one is the big star Zhang Guorong, what a pity.

Chen Xia quietly came to the psychological outpatient clinic of his own hospital for treatment. No one knew about this process. The only people who knew about the situation were his aunt and Dean Li Zhibai.

When Mr. Chen came to Hong Kong, the happiest people were the 30 members of the "Chen Family Army" who were studying at Margaret Hospital.

This is the team name chosen by the young people themselves. Obviously, they have completely recognized Chen Xia as their "lord" and are willing to follow Chen Laoshi. Well, that's what they mean anyway.

Chen Xia goes to the hospital for a psychological consultation twice a week. In the evening, he eats and drinks with his own troops, and even goes shopping and to the amusement park together.

On the Laoshan battlefield in Nanyun Province, our army's offensive was also very successful, and we recovered a lot of lost territory.

In the final analysis, the other side is also inflated. After all, it is just a small country in the region. No matter how weak China is, it is still a lean camel. Even if the major military regions take turns fighting, they can be dragged to death by using muskets.

Today was the day for Chen Xia's follow-up visit.

The attending doctor is Linda.

Although her name sounds foreign, she is actually a typical Hong Kong intellectual woman. She is now in her 40s and graduated from Oxford University Medical School. She is a typical elite.

After getting to know her new boss for a while, Linda diagnosed that he just had a tendency to depression, a typical "war trauma syndrome", but not true depression.

This made Chen Shuqin feel greatly relieved.

Depression is a very troublesome disease, like a dog-skin plaster, which is difficult to get rid of in one's lifetime and is very easy to relapse. Moreover, when it reaches a moderate or severe depression state, there is an obvious suicidal tendency.

That person is ruined.

Dr. Linda prescribed some sleeping pills called "Mian Ke Xin" to Chen Xia to help her sleep. As a doctor, Chen Xia of course had to ask what this medicine was.

"Linda, what is the main ingredient of this Mian Ke Xin?"

Linda pushed her glasses up and said with a smile:

"This is a relatively mainstream hypnotic drug. Its main ingredient is methaqualone, which acts primarily on the cerebral cortex, exerting both sedative and hypnotic effects. Its hypnotic effect is strong and fast-acting, with a hypnotic intensity 3-8 times that of phenobarbital and 3 times that of glutethimide.

The drug takes effect 10-30 minutes after taking it and lasts for 6-8 hours. Its half-life is about 20-40 hours. After being metabolized in the liver, it combines with glucuronic acid and is excreted in the urine, so it is relatively safe.

Chen Xia's face darkened when he heard this.

Chen Xia didn't know the name "Mian Ke Xin" yet, but as soon as you said "Methaqualone", he remembered it. This is the very famous new drug "Hu You You" in later generations.

This drug has a potentiating effect when taken with alcohol and has a delirious capacity, acting as a substitute for hallucinations.

Taking a small dose of methaqualone can cause the user to go from a state of depression to a state of extreme nervousness and excitement. Long-term use of methaqualone can lead to dependence and drug addiction.

Taking methaqualone in large doses can cause poisoning. The symptoms of poisoning include: dizziness, facial flushing, chest tightness, nausea, irritability, numbness of the limbs, delirium, coma, and finally death from respiratory failure.

Chen Xia is a good child who was educated by Old Lady Yin for decades, born under the red flag and grew up in New China. He is also a national model worker and first-class meritorious contributor in this life. How could he touch this thing?

But now we can't blame Linda for prescribing this medicine for him, because this is currently the most commonly used medicine in psychological clinics or psychiatric departments around the world, and doctors have not yet realized the harm of this medicine.

"Doctor Linda, what medications are commonly used in our psychology department now?"

Linda was a little confused as to why her boss suddenly became interested in clinical medication. He seemed to be a gastroenterologist, right?

If Chen Xia knew about this, she would definitely curse: "You are the gastroenterologist, your whole family are gastroenterologists, I am a surgeon, surgeon, surgeon, surgeon~~~~~"

Well, apart from Mr. Xu Rui, there is probably no one else in the world who would admit that he is a surgeon.

Dr. Linda said:

"The main medications used now are phenobarbital, amytal, propylene pentobarbital sodium, phenethylperidone, chlorpromazine, perphenazine, diphenhydramine and other drugs."

When Chen Xia heard this, he realized that these drugs were mainly used for schizophrenia and did not seem to be very suitable for depression. At least, treating depression as a mental illness was problematic in principle.

Because he didn't know much about the mainstream antidepressants on the market in 1985, Chen Xia asked to prove his hypothesis:

"Dr. Linda, have you heard of serotonin reuptake inhibitors? They're called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in English."

Linda thought about it carefully for a long time and shook her head: "Sorry, I haven't heard of it."

Chen Xia couldn't help but feel ecstatic. If there weren't even serotonin reuptake inhibitors, then he deserved to make a fortune in the vast medical market for depression.

When Chen Xia thought of money, his legs and waist no longer felt sore and he could reach the fifth floor in one breath.

God knows he just got sick and discovered a major business opportunity.

Such as duloxetine, fluoxetine, venlafaxine, sertraline, citalopram, etc.

Oh, by the way, there is also a flupentixol-melitracen tablet that is most commonly used in clinical practice, also known as "Delixin".

This medicine is not only effective against depression, but can also treat gastritis caused by neurological factors. It is simply a miracle drug that can be used by both psychologists and gastroenterologists.

China was very poor at that time, so poor that no one had time to suffer from depression, but countries abroad were not poor.

It is not known now. According to data from 2020, there are 250 million people suffering from depression in the world, and 1 million people die from depression every year.

In the United States, for example, the incidence of depression has reached 16%, which means that one out of every six Americans suffers from depression. In fact, most of these patients need to take medication.

Wow, how vast is the US market alone? The commercial value of this market is definitely not inferior to that of omeprazole and sildenafil.

Chen Xia became happier the more he thought about it, but Dr. Linda began to doubt her previous diagnosis.

Seeing the new boss's face turning red, blue, sometimes in a daze, and sometimes smiling foolishly, she became a little unsure.

From a psychological perspective, this is a typical case of "race of thought". If this is true, then the diagnosis needs to be changed. This is not depression, but typical schizophrenia.

Looks like I need electric shock therapy...