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408795 tn?1324935675 An interferon-alpha induced mood disorder is very simply a depressive disorder that is caused by HCV treatment. In many situations these depressive symptoms will be of the major depression variety.
654560 tn?1331854581 Major Depressive Disorder and BP could co-exist but as the symptoms of both overlap its hard to say, this is the problem in that there are so many things out there on the web which can flat out contradict. Major Depressive disorder or as we might call it unipolar depression is a discrete diagnosis different from bipolar.
Avatar f tn Holiday blues can affect anyone, especially people with things like bipolar disorder. Depressive episodes I don't think are required for bipolar disorder 1 to be diagnosed and only mania is required but they frequently occur. With psychotic features just means you experience psychotic symptoms when manic and/or depressed but particularly while manic.
202665 tn?1248806733 I have been a psych patient for 13 years and I'm 32. When I was 19, the pdoc thought I had postnatal psychosis, then about a year later they thought I could have schizoaffective disorder. I only know this now because my current pdoc told me, at the time when my family pressed for a diagnosis they were told I had "affective disorder with psychotic features". I strongly believe that our symptoms evolve over the years as our lives change, we learn coping skills etc.
Avatar f tn Aripiprazole 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. You mentioned that it cleaared your anxiety, but you didn't say anything to your doctor about anxiety. Anxiety can be a completely different issue and may require a different course of action.
1044813 tn?1370494406 Hi there - Thanks for the suggestion. Seroquel is an anti-psychotic medication, so feel free to use the anti-psychotic meds value on the tracker to track your use of Seroquel.
Avatar n tn However, a spectrum view of bipolar disorder is becoming popular. For example, you can picture a line with unipolar depression (major depression only) at point A, and with full blown bipolar type I at the end of the line, point B. If a person has major depression only, then they will fall close to point A on the line.
Avatar m tn Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, has nothing to do with anxiety. One CAN have an anxiety disorder and also be bipolar but the two conditions are not linked.
Avatar f tn I have had some issues with the symptoms you described. I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder until I had my first major manic episode. I would say you probably need an evaluation from a doctor to determine what the specific disorder is you may have. I would say since I am bipolar and I have had some of the same symptoms it may be possible that you are bipolar, but neither one of us is a doctor so we can't give you a diagnosis.
Avatar n tn I could only take them for limited time, before having paranoid or delusional symptoms. Finally it came out that one of the potential side affects of antidepressants is psychotic symptoms; my psychiatrist at the time related that the episode was a direct result of the medication. Since then, two good mental health professionals also have confirmed it. Antidepressants can even precipitate a full blown manic or schizophrenic episode that lasts considerable duration past getting off the drug.
918275 tn?1254068752 Is it possible to be bipolar and have major depressive disorder at the same time? I thought that major depressive disorder was unipolar by definition. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Avatar f tn Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a bipolar disorder or a depressive disorder with psychotic features, or another psychotic disorder and is not attributable to the physiological effects of another medical condition.
Avatar f tn Also, while those with bipolar I disorder may experience additional psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations, bipolar II by definition cannot have psychotic features.
1037594 tn?1258562179 Anhedonia and lack of interest are two key negative symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
Avatar n tn REMERON® (mirtazapine) Tablets are indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder. The efficacy of REMERON® in the treatment of major depressive disorder was established in six-week controlled trials of outpatients whose diagnoses corresponded most closely to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 3rd edition (DSM-III) category of major depressive disorder (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY).
Avatar m tn Diagnosed at the hospital as having a major depressive episode. Diagnosed with depression and generalized anxiety disorder. Medications made me feel worse, 25 session of CBT therapy and now can't sleep without sleeping pills. Able to work and carry on day to day, but still struggling. What other types of treatment/therapy could I try?