manic depression symptoms medication

There are also a gazillion other weird symptoms that go with each of the states (depression, mania, hypomania, mixed episode). It's really complicated and there are different types of bipolar and each person is different. Personally when I'm depressed I'm REALLY depressed and suicidal and I get physical symptoms (digestive and muscular) and I hallucinate.

Then from there ask about the specific side effect profile and efficacy of each one as regards its effect on depression and you could also look up the medication website. From what I am reading Amisulpride like Seroquel does have a mood stabilization effect and actually has shown efficacy on depresion though only a psychiatrist would understand this in full.

Some mood stabilizers treat mania more easily than depression (although Lamictal generally treats depression well) but each person responds differently to each medication. If his psychiatrist doesn't have any more ideas you could seek a secnd opinion but ask them what might be the appropriate next step within their clinical discretion. Also note the use of medication and dosage are different for a younger person and you could discuss this with the psychiatrist as well.

Hypomania is not as intense as mania. For example, you may be pacing, full of energy, talking fast, and racing thoughts, but at the same time you are not a complete ball of energy. Like you may just be much more energetic but not necessarily clean the whole house at 2:00 a.m. You just don't go up as high. I have hypomania and not mania. Psychosis can happen sort of any time, from what I understand, either in deperssion or mania. I would ask these questions of your doctor, too.

is there any way of overcoming the manic depression problem? i have been experiencing depression for as long as i can remember. i think it all has to do with my loving uncle passed away when i was young, my biological father not being around since i was 4, having a stepdad raise me and my sister, my mom being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, ect. there has been a number of tramatic events in my life that may have caused this depression. can anyone help this far into depression?

a week or so after all these issues i had excessive energy thats it... no other symptoms (i thought it was bipolar, i went to a psychologist whom agreed. I was put on depacote, then eventually lamictal. I never had a bought of hypomania. ever again . I did some reseach and i have come to the conclusion i do not have bipolar. However i do have anxiety issues. I do not have ANY symptoms of bp2 i have been tapering down 10% of lamictal every 2 weeks slowly.

I have been smoking weed, even with my Manic Depression, and Its not affecting me any differently than it has when I was smoking Quarter (.25 of an Ounce) Before I was diagnosed, should I stop or May I Continue...?

My mother is bipolar, and I was also diagnosed with major depresive disorder. I am also on limictal and has been the only medication that has worked for my depression. I just went through what they said was a manic episode. They have not diagnosed me with bipolar but instead diagnosed me as mood disorder nos. I am still not completely sure what that diagnosis means, but I am on additional medications now to treat the mania. I am 27. If you ever go manic I think that is when you will know.

I have no ambition. I think about suicide. I'm passive, unhappy, and I feel stupid. I have a hard time concentrating too. Is this all bipolar disorder?

Well there are several types of depression, major depression, chronic depression, bipolar manic depression as examples. Symptoms of depression can include an extreme feeling of sadness, sometimes you can’t sleep or you sleep too much, you cant concentrate, you feel hopeless, you have negative thoughts that you cant control no matter how much you try! you can lose your appetite or sometimes you even gain appetite. You can be easily irritated.

Abilify is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (manic depression). It is also used together with other medications to treat major depressive disorder in adults. In clinical trials there was no indication that Abilify effects a womans' menstrual cycle. That said, ift does not mean that it cannot effect your cycle, since all medications effect individuals differently.

Ive been diagnosed as manic depressive, and was on medication for 27 years, im going to be 42, my doctor had me on every drug for depression, that you could name, and HE just recently committed suicide, ive been off medication for close to 6 years, i just couldnt take the side effects the weight gain and the ups and downs of drugs that altered the way i think, i just take it one day at a time although i do drink and take vicodin, which im tryin to quit..

My doctor resently perscribed Prozac and it right away took away my depression but then I bacame manic. IThis reaction is so strange as I had never experienced mania if it wasn't for Prozac and it also happened in the past when I tried Lexapro. Doctor perscribed Lamical and it has helped a bit but I just feel like I need to find better medicines for my diagnosis. I have tried just about all stabilizers and none have really helped me.

Ever notice that even on medication the swings between manic an depression can be tough? the depression starts out small..something gone wrong..then another..then another..etc. Soon, where you felt you where on level ground, it gives way and you're falling. you grasp to stop the fall but one thnig about a hole is that it gets drker the deeper you fall. Soon you switch from tryng to stop yourself and climbing out to dealing with the darkness around you.

She found that 38% had been treated for bipolar disorder. In particular, half of the poets (the largest group with manic depression) had needed medication or hospitalization. (5) Researchers at Harvard University set up a study to assess the degree of original thinking to perform creative tasks. They were going to rate creativity in a sample of manic-depressive patients. Their results showed that manic-depressives have a greater percentage of creativity than the controls.

You may rapid cycle after a while. I can't tell because all of us cycle differently. The depression could and probably will be severe but you can make it through it. Time slows down when you are depressed, well I don't have to tell you anything about depression. If you haven't fell into manic depression in a while I will give you some tips that I have figured out. The manic depression will pass.

I had depression and they wanted that to go away but at the same time they could not put me on Zoloft or any other SSRi because they kne that when I came out of the depression I would become manic with the assistance of the SSRIs. SSRIs are good for people with chronic depression or some with bipolar 2. They can also be used on us 1s but it has to be administered in the crisis mode of depression and used until just before we come out of it.

Hi I've been taking medication for bp for a few years now and I've always had breakthrough symptoms. The medication I'm currently taking has been the best combination for me. It's worked for nearly 3 years now and I'm very happy with it after a couple years of trial and error with others. Still I have periods of hypomania and depression, however nothing compared to the extrememely scary high manias I had without my meds or the terrifying lows I used to suffer.

I am trying to come off my anti-depression medication as I feel that it is doing more harm than good. I have been taking depocote and mirtazapine for about 3 years. I have stopped taking the depocote 5 days ago and feel a bit strange. I am feeling more alive now than I have done for some time, I assume due to the fact that depocote suppresses the highs of manic depression. I need to ask advice as to whether I am doing this the right way.

I am taking and lamictal and serequoel for borderline manic depression.

With us it is good to have a routine. I try to do most of the things I do when I am manic even when I am depressed. Granted I am faster when I am manic but meditation, yoga, and exercise will help keep you stable. If you don't fight the depression and feed the mania you are doomed to cycle more frequently. Medicine helps but I still have breakthroughs on my medication.

Too much pain will cause me to go depressed. I can also go manic from zoloft but I am put on it sometimes to pull me out of manic depression. Tha is the only reason they will put me on it and they will only keep me on it until I start going manic because that is the opposite of manic depression. Even will all that I can have breakthroughs of mania or depression involuntary. S to answer your question all of us are different with different cycle of mania and depression.

I was told by one oft my psychiatrists that Depakoate is generally more effective on manic symptoms than depressive symptoms so there can be some residual depression.

After a rotten winter full of depression I was so relieved to have a spring hypomania which I have largely managed to control myself I now have to admit it is starting to get a bit much. My last question described a collapse after a week of non stop activities /driving hundreds of miles on a handful of hours sleep where what I diddnt say was that I did many outrageous things.

I know there is also a mania that is like a depressive mania, it has all the symptoms of mania but has depression at the same time, I cant remember what this is called. Hopefully your new medication will help level you out, it may take some time so give yourself a break and try to relax, you are not alone although it can feel like this, everyone on here can relate and help a little, just knowing it is something that many people go through.

Abilify is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (manic depression). It is also used together with other medications to treat major depressive disorder in adults. Abilify does not really have major side effects that are any different than many of the psychotroic medications on the market today.

I have a long lasting depression and it cures and starts again i am on medication, can anybody guide me to come out of it permanentely. please guide.

Manic depression symptoms medication

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