News of Mood Disorders

was wondering bout bipolar 1... if u hav a manic/mixed episode, is it normally preceded by hypomania? if ur working intently on an idea for bout a month and then it escalates beyond logic for bout 2 weeks i mean.. or is that more suited for schizoaffective diagnosis?

im also worried cuz i didnt feel right for a few weeks afterward, but i was also freaking out about what had gone wrong with me enough ...

I’m 17 years old and I had my first and only manic episode in mid-January when I was diagnosed with bipolar. I did not (and do not) feel like anything was (or is) wrong with me. I still don’t think I have any type of bipolar. I don’t feel depressed and I don’t have bipolar-like mood swings. But I am told there is a form of bipolar where the person doesn’t go through depression, just ...

I'm a medical student who is confident to say that there's 80% chance my mother has bipolar disorder. I was searching online for the diagnostic criteria and realized there'r forum like this which probably can give me a bit of insights. It's always hard for an insider to deal the situation eventhough a medical student should know enough from the book.
My mother has recently been referred to a psychiatrist by her employer becasue she ...

hi, I am scared to tell you because you'd think that sounds totally stupid or else.. But I have to tell.

Anyways, my name is nina.. I'm 15 years old. I suffer lots from depression and anxiety disorder. I have a professional therapist and a school counselor but it doesn't help me. I still am unhappy with lots of things what I do. But I want to be happy even though it doesn't feel right ...

Hi I'm on 40mg per day of citalopram. I have been using the brand name cipramil since my diagnosis in 2001. This is the second time I have been given another 'brand' by the chemist and both times I have suffered anxiety and panic attacks and am unable to sleep. I am exhausted and tearful and have withdrawn. Has anyone else experienced differences after taken the same drug branded differently.

it feels like whatever i do is not enogh. it makes me so made. i don't know what's wrong w/ me. i don't care. it's so confusing. i'm 14. i know someone in my family is bipolar. no one talks about it much. my mom hates syciatrist. i hate telling anyone anything. wrighting this seems so afull. i just want to not have whatever it is i have. i don't want to have to go ...

I feel like I'm having a panic attack. My boyfriend had to go to court today for dui and the judge actually sentenced him to 14 days in jail! I've been diagnosed with postpartum depression, and had my doctor write a note for my bf to give to the judge, saying that he NEEDS to be home with me and the baby and that it would be TRAUMATIC for me to be at home by ...

Phew, thats a mouthful! Anyway, I've been catching up on the posts, but wanted to take a minute and introduce myself.

My name is Heather. As stated before, I'm a VERY rapid cycling Bipolar 1. I actually was diagnosed last week inpatient after a very scary low. I had known for a while that I was bipolar thanks to my counselor, but because of the SEVERE shortage of psychiatrists here, I had a 9 week ...

Depression is an emotional state characterized by the exaggeration of nagative feelings. The person usually becomes inactive and dejected thinking nothing is worthwhile

Read more about the different types of depression and how to treat it http://www.whatafeeling.net/depression.php

Should a BP wife with a iresponsible tract record be allowed to take our children out of the house and manipulate a reason to justify it. I cant proove she does it but she lies and puts people against eachother all the time . She to my knowledge has never been diagnost . She swears she not ,but I think her whole family is . Mother and Sister help and corral the kids . What ...