Depressions and headache. Help me Kuldeep, please!!!!!

I am a 35 year old Indian woman. I have a 6 year old son. I have medium built and light brown complexion.
1.What is the main reason you need treatment?
1. I feel depressed very often have frequent mood changes and feel irritatated often. I always feel stressed, I feel tired and de-motivated.

2.Describe your complaints giving the following details:

a. What does it feel like?

a. I have pain in my eyes; it is behind the eyes in the eye sockets. Because of this my eyes are always moderately red and watery. My head also feels heavy, tensed.
I often get throat infection ending up in coughing.

I feel sad often, feel as if I have not achieved anything. I am a veterinarian by education but since I am a Ph.D., I work as a postdoctoral research assistant in an American university. I am always filled with guilt, about not having achieved anything from carreer point of veiw, not being a good mother. I have a very low self esteem. I don't attempt to study much or to improve my professional knowledge. I prefer not to talk much with my boss and feel less confident to talk to anyone whom I consider as more knowledgeable than me.


b. When does it happen?

I am OK when I wake up and till the time I come to my office. I start feeling sick (i.e. with heaviness in the head and tired watery eyes) as soon as I reach my office.



c. What sort of things make it worse?

It becomes severe if I sit at the computer for long. I also have mild headache whenever I have these symptoms.

d. What sort of things make it better?

d.Talking to my husband and hearing things that pump my self worth.



e. What else was happening when it first appeared?


f. Describe the quality of the pain, being as creative as you can. How would someone else imagine the pain happening to them?



g. What does it look like?



h. Do any other symptoms occur immediately before, during or after?

No

3. What illnesses have you had in the past?

None that was significant. In my teens I had Iodine deficiency for which I took Iodine for a long time.


4. What illnessess run in the family?

4. Diabetes, High blood pressure



5. What do people die from in the family?

5. old age



6. What medication are you on?

6. None. I often take asprin if I have headaches (3-4 per day). Inhale steam with vicks sometimes.



7. What foods do you crave, whether you allow yourself to eat them or not? List from the strongest craving to the weakest.

7. During lunch time crave to have hot and spicy things if it is available allow myself to eat. After lunch I have a severe craving for eating something sweet.



8. What foods do you have an aversion to? (hatred or repulsion for)

Nothing



9. What is your level of thirst, and what do you prefer to drink?

But I am not very thirsty and can only drink one full glass with difficulty when very thirsty. I take about 2-3 glasses per day.
I like warm water.


10. What foods aggravate you? (including allergies)

10. Curd always causes my sinusitis to flare-up. Pickles and lemonade and citrus juices can make my throat sore and cause cough.




11. Do you suffer from any digestive complaints? What is your bowel habit like?

11. I do not empty my bowels daily, usually once in two days. My tummy feels tight and bloated before that and I feel very comfortable after emptying. IF I wake up at 5.am in morning and take cup of tea, I can go to potty everyday but if I miss that ONE signal my schedule becomes very irregular as described above. In spite of all this, I do try to empty bowels daily but it does not really happen daily.



12. What is your level of energy like? Rate it from 1-10 (10 being excellent). How does your energy fluctuate throughout the day (and night)?
Early morning (6 to8 am) - 9-10
Morning (8am -12) - 2
12 - 5 pm - 6
5 - 10 pm - 8-10



13. What is your level of sexual energy like?

13. I usually cannot initiate it and feel tired and lazy about it. But once initiated, I feel good and energetic about it. Usually I feel some pain in genitalia after the coition.


14. How is your sleep? What position do you prefer to sleep in? Is there any position you cannot sleep in? Any unusual behaviour during sleep?
14. I sleep fine and feel sleepy by 9 to 9.30 pm and find difficult to wake up in morning. I prefer to sleep on my side or on my tummy. I usually am not comfortable sleeping on my back. My saliva drips down sometimes when I sleep.



15. Have you had any reoccurring dreams or images/ pictures/ themes that repeat themselves in your dreams? Please describe.





16. Describe your menses (periods). Describe any PMS. Have you been through menopause? Any gynecological problems?

Periods are normal, moderate for 2-3 days and end after third to fourth day. The starting of periods is slow and bleeding takes place only after 3-4 days of spotting.
PMS - is very obvious and has been occurring like this for several years now. I have severe headache that begins without any reason and does not subside at least for 24 hrs. This usually occurs 1-2 weeks before actual menses. Around the same time my stomach is very bloated and my face-skin becomes very very rough and dry. I also develop a severe constipation at that time. All these signs are seen 1-2 weeks before periods. I also have severe depression during this period. But these last only one day each and not for long.
No menopause yet.
No gynecological problems.



17. How does the weather affect you? Are you sensitive to the temperature in any way?

I feel comfortable in warm weather. Inside home also I feel better when it is warm. Weather does not really affect my mood.


18. Is there anything else in the environment you are sensitive to, perhaps more so than the people around you?

No


19. What is your occupation? What differentiates you from the other people in your place of employment? What difficulties do you have at work?
I am a post doctoral researcher.


20. What do you do to relax?

Clean the house


Thanks
Regards