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What are these symptoms of? lethargy, slowness, grim outlook

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Dysthymia: And if it's really grim, depression. Before your self-diagnose mental illness, there are some entities to rule out, including medication effect, hypothyroidism, and porphyria.

Answered 4/3/2017

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What are these symptoms of? lethargy, slowness, grim outlook

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

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