News of Mood Disorders

Hello there, first post, nice to meet you all!

Recently my depression has been really bad (what a way to kick off the new year lol). I've lost track of all time, I'm letting my schoolwork slide, my room's a mess, I'm a mess, and I have no motivation to do anything at all. I've read so many articles about how to deal with a depression episode, but they're all for curing the simple blues. ...

What do you find helps you more?
I took just an AP for years and was fairly stable. I feel even more stable with a mood stabilizer. I have heard of people taking just a mood stabilizer too.
Also, which one has more severe side effects?

Hi everyone,
I am a 24 year old male. After taking Amitriptyline 10 mg/day for two weeks I stopped realizing it’s side-effects such as daytime sleeplessness, intense emotional feeling, crying etc. I cried almost everyday but once a day for almost two months remembering my childhood memories with my parents. Now after six months I still feel some blockage on my head. It seems my aim, hopes, future-plans etc. are blocked from being interesting. For ...

Im wondering what I seem like when I'm manic. I have a subdued, slightly depressed personality to begin with. When clinicians meet me when Im manic they can't necessarily tell. Well, if I'm talking a mile a minute then they might be able to. But I can totally hold it in and not reveal it to people. I've heard I have "great awareness," and I "present as coping well," during manic phases. I mean, when ...

I think I may have almost been kidnapped as a child.  I was in the first or second grade, can't remember for sure which one, and we were told as children during a child safety program that if ANY unfamiliar adult tells us to go to their car for ANY reason, that we were to yell "No!" and run the other way.  So I was arranged to be picked up by my grandmother most days ...

Pros: helps during manic phase with sleep/anxiety, can avoid the hospital, pleasant feeling like drinking alcohol but it works better with psych meds than alcohol
Cons: life is more dull and less fulfilling, memory issues, "easy" route to suppress anxiety rather than coping skills, addictive, dangerous to taper off quickly

I've heard that Zero Water Filters flush electrolytes from your body since there is nothing in it. Will drinking this lower my lithium levels significantly? I will be asking my pdoc as well.

Anyone ever try one of the long-acting injections?
My pdoc mentioned this to me because I have a serious, persistent problem with noncompliance. I'm just curious if anyone has any experience with them and would like to share that experience.

I was wondering if any board members have been taking Amitriptyline or Nortriptyline for Depression and Anxiety? I have been on Zoloft for months but it hasn't been particularly helpful treating the Depression. My doctor has recommended Amitrip as an excellent antidepressant. I responded very well to another TCA called Clomipramine some years ago but it stopped working. My biggest concern are the side effects. He said expect to gain weight on the Amitrip. Has ...

Hello everyone.

So, I qualify as having Bipolar II depression, but I thought I would post here instead of in the bipolar forum as I am mostly dealing with depression here.

I've been taking Abilify as a mood stabilizer and for my depressive symptoms, but I think that maybe the medication has stopped working for me. Lately, I've just been feeling so sad and like I want to hurt myself. I'm not going to hurt ...