Clinical depression test medications
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im currently studying clinical depression and its effects,could anyone hel me by completing a questionaire????
s maybe not as important how severe a deression is, if you can just find the correct way to cope with it, but it is helpful to your doctor to know if it is a clinical depression or a little less severe depression - as in how to determine medications or not.
The hospital diagnosed me with bi polar disorder. Last year I had another incident ( of depression) which lasted about 7 months and then relapsed again.
I am presently suffering from anxiety and my meds include Ativan1mg, LuvoxCE150,celexa 30mg.,and seroquel 200mg at night and 50 mg during the day.
Does this appear to be the right mix of medications? Is there something better for anxiety?
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.
I am trying to wean off of wellbutrin and start trazodone for depression and stay on zoloft for anxiety. If someone can help me I would greatly appreciate it.
Yeah i remember that case... it was awlful. My heart really went out to those guys... turned out the drug should of been administered over the course of hours instead of mins... major balls up. Something i would never try either.
Those are "adverse side effects" of some medications meaning they are statistically rare and not every one applies to every medication. Every medication has adverse side effects including asprin. I would not decide against all medication because of it. Untreated depression itself can sometimes lead to suicide and certainly can ruin the quality of a person's life.
s true if you suffer clinical chronic depression that exercise tops medication in any gold standard studies. I say this agreeing that anyone with depression can benefit by exercising, but you know, pro athletes suffer depression and they certainly get their exercise. Nobody knows what causes depression, and no medication yet invented cures it, they just tamp down the symptoms. If you were taking medication and it wasn't working, psychiatrists will often add medications to it.
Clinical depression doesn't simply pass. It sounds like a doctor has taken quite a bit of time to properly diagnose you, and to attempt other therapies prior to suggesting medications. Zoloft works for quite a few people, and if it ends up not working for you, there are other options. When it comes to medications for treating mental health issues, there is sometimes a series of trial and error to find the right medication for you.
Could be related to anxiety, medications or another underlying condition.
If she switched or added a new med odds are good that it is the cause especially in the case were they switch a SSRI with a SNRI or adding a stimulant on top of it. Wellbutrin is known to be stimulating and is often used as a combo drug with another antidepressant.
Like the above poster said it would be time to check out with her doctor if there could be something wrong.
There is someone on this forum, or the depression forum, who was in a clinical trial with a medication targeting glutamate receptors for bipolar disease and claims to have been cured by it. You can find her posts in the archives, and she should be a good source for you. However, glutamate is considered largely for depression because it is stimulating to the brain, not calming.
The problem is that many of these newer medications were developed for the treatment of other illnesses, but have been shown in clinical studies to also treat TRD. When used to treat TRD, these medications are being used off label, and this is a common loophole that insurance companies use to refuse coverage.
What you are describing sounds like a mixed state. During a mixed state a person has aspects of both mania and depression at the same time. For example during an agitated mixed state a person has the speeded up quality of mania but also the down aspect of depression and can feel as if they are angry at the world. Also a person can change moods very quickly during what is called rapid cycling. Some medications can specifically be more effective on these concerns .
i have been on many antidepressants and they are no longer helping my md keeps increasing the doses of m current ones, luvox and wellburtin i know there are other augmenters etc i need suggestions so i can enjoy my life and not me in the continuous state of indogenus depression siggestion would be appreciated
Every person reacts differently to every medication. You may have just not responded to the medications that you've tried. New medications are advertised because medications are a for profit venture as well as being designed to help people. This is a list of all available mood stabilizers:
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/meds/moodstabilizers.htm
If you haven't responded to one medication ask your psychiatrist about other options.
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