How Does Kidney Failure Affect Mental Health

2015-10-26 03:37

It is true that patients with kidney failure can have mental problems in life, such as depression, irritation. Then how does kidney failure affect mental health?

In later stages of kidney failure, large amount of wastes and fluids accumulate in body, leading to much toxin deposition. In this way, many parts and system of body can be affected. Symptoms like protein in blood, swelling and heart disease can happen on patients very seriously. In this case, patients need to suffer from these agonies, and care giver need to pay much attention to looking after patients. Much pressure can be put on patients with kidney failure. Thus, it can be common that anxiety and stress occur in the end. Besides, for patients on dialysis, it is very annoying to do dialysis with some uncomfortable symptoms, which can make patients get angry or depressed in life.

Bad mood and depression are bad for patients with kidney failure to get treatment. Find a psychologist if it is necessary, and friends or family should help patients with kidney failure a lot to alleviate pressure and depression.

What is more, patients with kidney failure should be strong and confident in yourself to defeat kidney failure. Only if you do your best to struggle, good life expectancy and quality can be achieved finally. More or any question, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctor any time.

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