finally out of the depressive phase

It's like I'm breathing again after being stuck underwater for one month. I'm finally out of a bad depressive phase that messed up my health (both physical and mental).
I didn't go out, I stayed locked up in my room for one month, not wanting to see people, not eating or eating poorly - or binge eating junk food. I didn't study when I really needed to. I felt horrible, hopeless, suicidal....and like a prisoner in my own apartment.

Now I feel like it's finally going away. More than one week of SSRI helped, I guess? I'm on both mood stabilizer and antidepressant now.

Just wanted to share this here with you all, I'm so happy I'm about to cry :')

A message of hope for everyone: depression can be defeated. Phases might come and go, but you need to be strong and react and fight against this horrible monster called depression!

I am really glad to hear you are doing better - long may it last

Hugs

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Great news, I'm so happy to know this! It is true, depression does go away. No matter how hard it is, we must keep that in mind.

Very happy for you, ElKahn!

Glad to read that you're feeling better.

I'm a little confused why they prescribe antidepressants to us bp people actually. I've read that anti-depressants can actually trigger depression - have the opposite effect - on those with bipolar.

I'm on trazodone for example and have been on other anti-depressants in the past.

For me, the anti-depressants are helpful, but I've heard that they can have the opposite of their desired effect. So, it's confusing.

Antidepressants in bipolar patients could actually trigger hypomania/mania.
I was in a weird state of hypomania last year when I was on antidepressants prescribed by another doctor. But I saw that doctor for a very short period of time because of depression.
My current psychiatrist told me to be careful cause the antidepressant could trigger hypomania and if it happens then she told me to let her know, but it's not happening so I'm fine now.