Depression and Bipolar Disorder

I have been taking different antidepressants for 9 years. I was given Pecocet for chronic back pain and all my depession and anxiety has disappeared! Yes-it works for me.

Harriet MCombs

The most common cause is childhood abuse. Some powerful psych drugs can have emotional damping as a side effect.

No, citalopram is a SSRI medicine. There is nothing addictive in it which could trigger a false positive test. If you truly feel that your drug test was in error, you can request a hair test, which will show drug use for longer than a urine test, and should prove the point for you.

First of all, please don't. It's not worth it. Also, to answer the question, yes. For a couple of minutes it doesn't, but after that, there's a painful, stinging sensation. Again, please don't hurt yourself.

it will hurt ^ they are right, but to keep it clean make sure to put alcohol on it every other 2 days.

Symptoms of Depression:

* Persistent sad, anxious or �empty� mood

* Sleeping too much or too little, middle of the night or early morning waking

* Reduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain

* Loss of pleasure and interest in activities once enjoyed, including sex

* Restlessness, irritability

* Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment (such as chronic pain or digestive disorders)

* Difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions

* Fatigue or loss of energy

* Feeling guilty, hopeless or worthless

* Thoughts of suicide or death

Check yourself out at the website below:

http://www.med.nyu.edu/psych/screens/depres.HTML

If you think you have depression, a sincere good luck goes out to you. its not easy, but its something you have to get through by yourself. You will need to realise life is worth it.

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Contrary to the above answer

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT ALONE!!!

Medical help is available, both counselling and pharmaceutical.

Speak to a professional, or a depression help-line.

Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million American adults or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. This includes major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder.

There are different types of depression and many different causes. Some people experience transient, short term, depression as a reaction to an adverse life-event, or due to life-circumstances. When these circumstances change or as time passes, then this type of depression passes naturally. Some people experience more persistant depression due to early-life (childhood) experiences or due to a life-trauma or an upsetting event in their life, or due to ongoing life-circumstances. Triggers for depression can include such things as personal relationships, unhappy work situations or childhood events. Once these events or situations are addressed and worked through (possibly with the help of a therapist) then a person can overcome their depression and move forwards in their life. Often anti-depressants are used to facilitate this journey. Some people experience very persistant depression and find that they need to take anti-depressants continuously, over a long period of time, or indefinately, because there are brain-chemical imbalances that can't be easily corrected. Anti-depressants and psychological therapies can help people who continue to experience depression.

sypmtons of depression is different for everyone but sometime you have some thing in common. you would feel very unlike yourself you would feel tried distracted uncofortable and very sad. its best when you feel like that to express your feeling never hind them it usually make things worse. show and tell your family and your trusted friends. maybe see a councilar at your school they love to help kids.

sorry if i missed spelled i hope that helped

Depression is a consistent sadness that persists for an extended periods of time. Anxiety can happen with specific triggers such as work or social situations. The two are not mutually exclusive, but one, or both can persist at the same time.

Children and adolescents are more likely to be irritable

Depression in teens leads to more loss of impulse control and suicidal thoughts. Adults are more likely to be withdrawn and lose intrest in work.

I linked you to a website i made. It has a section on depression. check it out.

Antidepressants are not narcotics. Legally a "narcotic" is either an opioid like heroin or morphine or it is cocaine/crack. Medically the term "narcotic" only refers to opioid analgesics. Most doctors and scientists do not like using the word narcotic because most people do not understand exactly what a narcotic is. An antidepressant is not a narcotic nor is it a drug of abuse. Antidepressants are not controlled substances and drug seeking behaviour has not been scene in people taking antidepressants.

It can be argued that amphetamines in particular might be considered narcotics as they are occasionally used in people with severe refractory depression. However technically amphetamines are not narcotics.

Get off the birth control pill! It is known to cause breast cancer, clotting and in some cases strokes. That little pill is simply not worth it. Talk to your doctor if you are sexually active as there are other options you could be using.

YES!! I used to take Ortho Evra and I was a nut case. I was depressed and emotional all the time. My sister can't take anything so far or she is real emotinal. I started taking the shot and I think that because it has no estrogen it is better for me. Hormones make your body act in different ways and some forms of birth control have hormones that others don't. I would keep trying until you found the right one for you, you don't have to feel as bad as some will make you feel.

Yes and no. Some can increase anxiety and depression, and some don't. I started birth control to help with my depression and anxiety, and it works very well. It varies from person to person. Talk to your doctor to find a birth control that would work best for you. I had to try a few different kinds of pills until I got one that helped reduce depression and anxiety.

I would ask ablout a low hormon birth control pill,they are usually used in pre menapausal women .I was having a lot of trouble with my bc pills making my anxiety worse and then my Dr. put me on I forget the name but it helped.

Serotonin is a brain chemical which we all have in our brains. It has 3 actions in the brain: 1. It gives us self-confidence, a feeling of safety and security.

2. It causes us to feel sleepy.

3. It increases our appetites. The part of the brain where it does each of these 3 things is a different part of the brain from the part where the other 2 things occur. Thus, for example, increasing serotonin in the part of the brain where self-confidence is will increase your self-confidence, but not your sleepiness. Unfortunately, we have no medications to increase only the serotonin in one part of the brain. This explains why medications to increase serotonin in the brain can also cause increased appetite and sleepiness. Medications which increase serotonin in the brain (SSRI's such as citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, and sertraline and SNRI's such as venlafaxine and duloxetine) give us more self-confidence, and a feeling of safety and security. By the way, serotonin also exists in our gastrointestinal tracts. In this location, it stimulates digestion. This is why such medications can cause gastrointestinal upset. But they can also help constipation.

As with any situation in which you are trying to get people to cooperate with you, it is best to approach everyone involved with kindness, openness, and the willingness to help move the process along in any way that you can. Most doctors have many patients, and aren't afforded the time to spend getting to know each one as in depth as they would like. Being prepared to talk to and work with the individuals at the reception desk, having phone numbers and addresses ready, and relaying to your doctor specifically what you wish could be communicated may help you to get your doctor's office to cooperate.

Mental health professional will ask details like age, gender and also whether you are left handed or right handed. Professional will ask questions to find if you are well oriented in time, place and person. Details of the onset, duration and progress of your complaints will be asked. Questions will be asked to your care giver too, to corroborate what you have said. It is important to know that information you provide is kept confidential.

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The only effective treatment for severe depression is therapy that includes medical treatment if needed. For minor depression, try exercise, eating well and a multivitamin (with meal) once a day. Try to get sufficient sleep, but don't overdo it. Eight hours a night is plenty. Then get out of bed, eat a decent breakfast -- not coffee and a donut -- and go for a walk. Avoid alcohol and all mood-altering drugs, unless prescribed by a psychiatrist. That includes antidepressants prescribed by your family doctor. She is not qualified to treat depression unless she is a psychotherapist or psychiatrist.

If exercise, rest and diet do not help, you should see a physician, as depression commonly gets greater over time if untreated.

Their actions, intensions, thoughts, feelings, how they treat people, their morals and standards and what they say.

Some people have had good results from St. John's Wort. See the link below the ads for more on that.

The trouble with medication for depression is that depression has many causes. Our brains are bathed in hundreds of chemicals and enzymes, which must all work together properly. Different psych medications alter different characteristics of our neuro-chemistry, but in truth it is a hit-or-miss practice a good deal of the time.

If one medication is not successful, try another. Depression is not only a debilitating condition, it can also be life-threatening, and it usually becomes worse over time if untreated. You need the guidance of a doctor who treats emotional problems, not just your family physician. They rarely have the proper training.

A final word about "natural" remedies. Much of the concept is blown out of proportion. What is more "natural," an uncontrolled extract of some plant that may or may not have a pharmacological purpose -- touted by non-medical people -- or a medication that has been extensively tested by experts and proven by widespread use? Use your head, and don't be swayed by "natural" anything. Remember that the people in the health food stores mean well, but they are not experts.

One of the main causes of depression these days is homocysteine, according to the LEF (Life Extension Foundation). You can download a paper from their web site about how to reduce homocysteine, but the main thing you want to take to lower homocysteine is folic acid. Unfortunately, folic acid is poorly metabolized by the body. In my journey to conquer my own depression I first took regular folic acid and experienced an inconsistent but noticeable improvment. This told me I was on to something, especially after my research told me that folic acid reduced homocysteine but the body had a hard time using it. So... I searched for a superior form of folic acid. And I found MegaFolinic (Source Naturals) which eliminated two steps of the four-step metabolic conversion. This was a noticeable improvement over the regular folic acid I had been taking, but I could tell I needed something even better. The effect was noticeable and gave me hope, but it still wasn't enough. Then, thank goodness, I found the "real deal" form of folic acid, called L-Methylfolate or 5-MTHF. This is the form of folic acid actually used by the body, and needs no conversion at all! When it first came out though (a couple years ago) it was a "medical food" prescription item, and required a prescription. It was called Deplin. I strongly suggest you read everything on their web site (I don't know if I am allowed to post links here). The information there explained that 5-MTHF is seven times more bioavailable than regular folic acid. I knew immediately that that's what I needed. Problem was, it was expensive. And required a prescription, despite being only a vitamin (folic acid). Well... a couple years passed and I was browsing LEF's web site and discovered that they were now selling it (L-Methylfolate)!!! I was so excited. I immediately ordered two bottles and started taking it. The effect was immediate and very noticeable. I guess they downgraded it (the FDA) from prescription to supplement status. I am now taking it and it has completely eliminated my depression. Consistently.

Any time you take B vitamins (folic acid is a B vitamin) you want to take all the B vitamins with it. So a B complex is good. Also, you need to take a good mineral supplement too. I buy and take the Emergen-C packets and mix them in a glass of water.

TMG and zinc are also important. TMG reduces homocysteine along a different pathway. You have to take enough of it though. And also, be careful not to take too much L-Methylfolate. Consult with your health practitioner. Remember, it is the pure form of folic acid, so it is more "powerful". You can overdo anything, right? Anyway, this was the answer to my depression. There are other things I plan on doing to improve my mood even more, like reducing my estrogen dominance (I'm a man). And there is a really good supplement out of Canada called EMPowerPlus too. Check that out too, on YouTube.

Godspeed.

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Rhiannon would need to be evaluated by a mental health professional to be properly diagnosed as Bipolar.

The actual music probably can't cause depression. Sure, there are songs that can move people but it isn't likely to cause depression. Perhaps some songs can remind you of things that can make you feel upset, and over time it could lead to depression.

The minor keys are usually employed for downbeat sound. However, if you want a more in depth answer, it gets more complicated (Music Theory students this is for you).

The C minor can usually be made to sound sad, but it is also used sometimes to give the image of hopeless love. D-flat major is usually used when grieving and D minor is a more subtle sadness. Then D-sharp minor is a more inward, phantom-like sadness, full of fear and despair. Variations of D are not generally very happy keys. D-flat minor can also sound creepy and scary too. E major and E minor are both very sad keys; E major has the characteristic of loss of hope and E minor sounds very dark and angry. F major has a cold icy feel to it (it gives the image of having to accept what you can't have) and there's also F minor, which has a miserable and depressed sound to it, and F-sharp minor, which is not necessarily sad, but it is pouty and unsatisfied. F-sharp Major has a grumpy, sour feel to it and G minor was the key Mozart used to express tragedy. Skipping to A-flat major, here is the Grim Reaper's messenger; this key is used when implying death or thoughts of death, not suicidal, mind you, but tearful release and A-flat major also has a longing feel to it. When A-flat is in minor, it brings feelings of struggling, almost desperate striving. A major is also quite sad, but more of a subtle sadness like D minor. B-flat minor involves more self-anguish and anger towards self, the kind of key that curses at the world and everything in it. B major is a powerful key for screaming despair and sadness to the world; however, it is not always the best for sadness, since it is power in general, also used in envy and rage, and B major also signifies the feeling of being lost. Finally B minor was once regarded as the key of passive suffering and out of all these I personally think E major is the worst key to listen to, it brings me tears whenever I hear it.

Those should be all the different shades sadness found in different keys. As mentioned, minor keys are usually sad keys, but like with any language, there are exceptions. For example, A minor is a key of gentleness and kindness, rather than sadness. Anyway, these are not all the musical keys possible and they are arranged alphabetically starting from C, rather than by the circle of fifths, but here's hoping you found what you were looking for!