News of Mood Disorders

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i am determined to liv , cuz i can still help someone.............even if it's my cat..................i love her,....and she's very devoted to me....................did i help jack? who knows................i can help someone.......i think that might be worth something...............
lots of mistakes here cuz i'm so drunk..................my reason for living is 0 cat & my mom.


it's worth a lot...............will anyone write to me????????????????


i hurt, & want to survive o help others..........that's all ...

do any of you guys know any ways in tell parents that that i need to see a doctor with out saying what wrong.

hey, im 15 years old and im really depressed. I have a very low self-esteem and im really paranoid. I also think about alot of crazy things which really annoys me. The main thing that bothers me is I laugh for no reason all the time. I see someone that i know or something and i start laughing for no reason. Then when im playing baseball or something, i cant concentrate, cause someone will say ...

What is the most difficult symptom you have to deal with , with bipolar? I know there may be more than one, if so feel free to write, other .Such as if you are the caregiver or a family member of someone diagnosed with bipolar. Or if you want to chose more than one. You can chose to remain annoymous by not logging in to answer, or to post.
Thank you,

ddee

I'm a 32 yr old female,,I have been married to a wonderful man for 16 great yrs,well they were great until he slipped in to a depreesion about 7 yrs ago,but my love was stronger than his illness so we made it thru to the other side and found our great life once again..My reason for being here today is because my 30 yr old brother has now slipped into a depression and I know ...

Hi
I think I have been depressed now for about 6 months, & I have never told anyone about it. Today I sucked it up and finally called the doctor to make an appointment. I don't know how to broach the subject with him though....and is it okay to suggest a specific medication? I've been doing research online, and wellbutrin seems to be the only medication that has side effects that I can deal with. ...

The definitions given below are from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, 1994 (American Psychiatric Association, 1400 K Street NW, Suite 1101, Washington, DC 20005-2403 USA).

Bipolar I Disorder--Diagnostic Features (DSM-IV, p. 350)
The essential feature of Bipolar I Disorder is a clinical course that is characterized by the occurrence of one or more Manic Episodes or Mixed Episodes. Often individuals have also had one or more Major Depressive Episodes. Episodes of ...

Im almost 15 years old, and i think im going crazy. When I was a kid I was very social and happy (even though i had been through rough stuff). More and more i started becoming less and less social and i started to hate people, i wouldnt take $#%^ from anyone, and i still dont. Now I have no friends hardly and i just sit at home all day thinking crazy thoughts and lisnen ...

Hey,

I'm new here and I just wanted to ask a few questions regarding Prozac. I'm 17 years old. I suffer from depression, anxiety, and panic disorder. I've been on Paxil before for 2 years and it worked for me. I felt alot better when I was on it. After the 2 years I decided to stop taking it, so I did. I tapered down and all and besides some withdrawal symptoms it went well. ...

hi, ive posted here b4. i dont have a username, but i go by fatryan. im bipolar I and in the process of finding the right meds. after trying basically every med, ive landed on geodon to control my manic episodes. it seems to work. ive been doing really bad lately with the depression side of my disorder and recently started taking wellbutrin xl again. ive noticed though, that every time i eat anything, i ...