Depression

    Alternative Acne Solution

    Q: After years of dealing with my skin problem, I think I have found The Solution! I am in my 30s now. In the past 5 years, like many of you in this newsgroup, I had horrible acne and scars on my face. I have even lost all of my self-confidence at one point. I tried every over-the-counter anti-acne product including Accutane, but can't get rid of my outbreaks. I would have clear skin for a day or two, then uncontrollable outbreaks would occur every couple of days. I hated Accutane or any other medication for that...

    Anxiety Depression

    Believe it or not anxiety and depression are not the same although one can cause the other. You don't have to be a weak person to suffer from anxiety, depression, or chronic fatigue syndrome, but it certainly helps. Women are about twice as likely as men to seek treatment for these disorders. Some studies show that women actually do suffer certain types of these disorders more than men, while for other conditions, men and women appear to be stricken at the same rate, with women more likely to seek treatment. Either way: don't be surprised if you or someone you...

    Are Large Goiters Signs Of Manic Depression?

    Q: I've been looking all over the web for info on this. If anyone knows, would they please please let me know.A:Another abusive post by your client to create irritation - off topic even though mentions depression X-no-archive. I don't think you suffer from depression...you behaved like a total ass when you here before...and that's only when you weren't being actually deliberately cruel. You come in and apologize (again)...then immediately attack one of the more intelligent and respected members of this forum for his warning people about *your* conduct,,.which would have been needless if your conduct had been reasonable... You whine...

    Bipolar & Depression...serious Treatment Options

    Q: When treating patients with bipolar depression, Zajecka described a number of issues to be considered by the clinician: defining the type of bipolar disorder; choice of treatment; duration of treatment; association between antidepressant treatment and affective cycling; and managing depression in rapid-cycling bipolar and treatment-refractory patients.A:The ideal treatment option, according to Zajecka, is a mood stabilizer which could be used to treat both phases of the illness, and the different forms of bipolar disorder, without having to utilize antidepressants that often cause or exacerbate cycle acceleration or "precipitate a rapid-cycling episode." "In the old days, lithium was our only...

    Celexa And Pregnancy

    one of the newer anti depressant drugs on the market; celexa who's active ingredient is citalopram, has proven itself to be a good weapon against depression, however, it is also an SSRI which can be extremely harmful if you are a pregnant woman or are breast feeding. Citalopram is primarily metabolized to demethylcitalopram and it is only 1/8 as potent in the inhibition of serotonin reuptake as citalopram. What this means is that when studies of the drugs were tested on the reproductive system on animals, it was shown to have adverse effects on the embryo and fetus and postnatal...

    Celexa Anxiety

    Many people who suffer from depression also suffer from anxiety which is a sort of side effect to depression. It is for this reason that many people who suffer from anxiety seem to turn to anti depressants as a means of treating it. Celexa anxiety treatment has grown in recent years as celexa is shown to assist with anxiety sufferers as well as those who suffer from depression. One of the reasons why celexa helps to treat anxiety is because it helps to restore the brain's chemical balance by increasing the supply of serotonin in the brain, which is used...

    Celexa Citalopram

    Celexa/citalopram is a doctor prescribed medication that is approved by the FDA to be used to treat depression and anxiety. That is not the only thing that celexa citalopram is used to treat. Like many prescription drugs, it has been shown to treat other disorders as well such as: obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, premature ejaculation. If you are taking any drug that is prescribed by a doctor, there is always the chance that it can be just as harmful as it is helpful. Taking anti depressants like celexa citalopram can cause severe withdrawal symptoms when you stop taking it....

    Celexa Information

    Depression is one of the most common psychological diseases out there today. It seems that almost every time someone feels even a little bit sad, they are ready to seek treatment and anti-depressants in order to deal with it. This can be very dangerous as many antidepressants can actually worsen your symptoms. Many antidepressants like Prozac have come under the microscope lately because of the many suicides that are occurring in teens and children who are taking them. Celexa is one of those drugs that are used to treat depression and it is also used to treat depression. As with...

    Celexa Withdrawal

    As when you are taking any drug that is prescribed by a doctor that has the potential to be abused, you can suffer from withdrawal symptoms when you stop taking it. Just like with any other antidepressant, the potential for psychological dependence and physical dependence is always possible. That is why if your are experiencing any harmful side effects and want to stop taking the celexa, you will face the potential of suffering from celexa withdrawals. Celexa withdrawals can be suffered no matter what the dosage you are taking is. They can start in as little as 8 hours after...

    Cnn Breaking News ?

    Q: I wasn't trying to be nice. It just irks me that this guy is walking around free as a bird instead of being locked up for what amounts to child abuse, i.e., leaving his children with a woman whom he knew for a fact was mentally ill!A:But she's imprisoned in Texas and therefore has a higher likelihood of being put to death. He may just wind up a widower. You know, no matter how many times I see injustice, corruption, depravity, etc., in life, to automatically assume that someone would try profit off the death of his...

    Could It Be Postpardum Depression? Worried. ?

    Q: I want to mull this over before answering (have to get 6 yo up for her first day back to school right now), but I wanted to say that PPD doesn't usually show up late. If she had PPD, it would have been there earlier, and you would have seen signs. Did you notice anything when your dd was first born that would make you concerned?A:I understand that a depressive episode starting within 2 yrs of the birth of a baby can be considered PPD. PPD seems to come on in two ways, one is baby blues...

    Depression After Age Of 35, Why?

    Q: I didn't have depression or anxiety until after I had my daughter. Now I'm 50 & when something stressful happens I struggle with it. ( Ex: grandmother's death & daughter's illness) I asked the psychiatrist but didn't get an answer. Or I didn't hear him. Does this mean I'll be struggling with it the rest of my life? How does the brain work like that? Is it really chemical or is it my thoughts & the way I look at things?A:The reason you didn't get an answer most likely is that he didn't know. ...

    Depression Era Glass

    It's a warm Saturday afternoon, and you're browsing an antique shop in a little town that you happened to stop by for lunch on your way out of the city. There, on a dusty shelf a sits a gorgeous amber-colored glass bowl, like a gem in a pile of rocks. You fall in love with it right away, and then you notice that the price on the tag is far more than you ever wanted to pay. You tell yourself, no, I need to save my money for other things that are more important. However, you keep walking around the...

    Depression In Preschoolers , Symptoms Of Childhood Depression

    Q: I am not sure how depression could be diagnosed in infants, but this is an article from medscape on what is seen in preschoolers. I don't see any information on preschoolers actually committing suicide, but they mention suicidal ideation.A:At the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Helen L. Egger, M.D., from Duke University Medical Center presented information on depression in preschoolers to a rapt audience. "This is an age group that has been neglected for some time," said Egger, "yet we are increasingly seeing preschoolers in our practices and we need to find...

    Do Effexor And Pregnancy Mix?

    More research needs to be done to determine whether effexor and pregnancy can happen at the same time. Current data suggests that effexor and pregnancy are a bad mix. There is no hard data to prove that effexor is completely dangerous for a pregnancy or a nursing baby, but there is no evidence that effexor and pregnancy can safely take place at the same time. The manufacturers of effexor caution patients to tell their doctors if they are pregnant, nursing, or considering becoming pregnant. Most doctors recommend that patients stop effexor doses well before trying to conceive, and no doctors...

    Effective Medications For Depression

    Q: Medications Tricyclic antidepressants or TCAs were among the first developed antidepressants. They have more side effects than the SSRIs and newer antidepressants, but are more effective for certain patients.A:MAOIs are another older type of antidepressant. If you are taking an MAOI, you will have to follow certain dietary restrictions to prevent hypertensive (high blood pressure) crisis. MAOIs include Marplan (isocarboxazid), Nardil (phenelzine), and Parnate (tranylcypromine). Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed medication for depression today. Prozac (fluoxetine), Paxil (paroxetine), Zoloft (sertraline) Celexa (citalopram) and Luvox (fluvoxamine) are the most commonly prescribed brand names. Compared to...

    Falsely Charged With Sexual Harrassment At Work

    Q: I've had major depression and anxiety disorder for 6+ years now. I am usually stable enough to do the daily stuff, like going to work, but work has been becoming a worse and worse place for 8-9 years now and a lot of the stress (although there are other personal factors) keep fueling my depression. This isn't just my opinion; it is almost everyone who has worked there more than a few years I'm a middle-age gay male (about as sexually appealing as a dead, wet rat) who was friends with a 19-year old, straight(?) male (call...

    Fda Forced To Re-evaluate Ssri Antidepressants ?

    Q: For years the Food and Drug Administration has debated whether Prozac and related antidepressants could trigger suicide or other violent acts. For the most part, the agency has dismissed such concerns as rare or unrelated to the medications.A:are there any studies done, that you know of, on the dangers of bipolars taking SSRI's without any corresponding mood stabilizers like Depakote or lithium? It seems to me that many bipolars are mistakenly put on AD's alone. Granted, not the whole story but definitely a contributing factor. Concerns about possible risks of switching to mania associated with antidepressants continue to interfere...

    Genericfluoxetine

    Generic fluoxetine can help you save money on your medication costs. Unlike brand names of the drug, generic fluoxetine tends to be cheaper. This is for several reasons: 1. Generic fluoxetine is often produced by companies that have low advertising budgets and no research spending. Generic fluoxetine is basically fluoxetine manufactured by legitimate companies that have taken the drug formula from the brand name companies that organized the drug. Generic fluoxetine is still safe, FDA approved, and high quality, you are just not paying for research money. Brand names hate generic companies because these generic companies take ideas developed with...

    Guess What's Here, Txreject! ?

    Q: Seriously, I did read about this and it's heartbreaking. Apparently she was suffering from postpartum depression, which can really mess up some women. (A relative of mine just left her family for a few months after the birth of her youngest.) She called her husband at work and all she said was "You'd better come home." That poor bastard.A:On this subject, here's a bit of pure speculation on my part: the woman has 5 children in pretty rapid succession, and she homeschools too. Perhaps there is an element of religious fanaticism thrown into...

    Houston: Color-coded Interchange Signs?

    Q: In a letter to the editor in today's San Antonio Express-News, someone mentioned seeing "an I-10 sign painted in color to help drivers know which lane to stay in to make it through major interchanges." Is this accurate? If so, anybody got pics? A: -Looks like I'll have something to get used to the next time we're over to San Antonio...last time I was there in April, no such signs were in sight (but then, we only took 10 as far as the Houston exit, to get to AT&T Center). -TX DOT is not changing the color of...

    Is Melatonin Safe With Antidepressants?

    Q: Does anyone know if melatonin is safe to take if one is taking an antidepressant, such as Wellbutrin. I am on 150 mg Wellbutrin and need to wean off of Dalmane, an addictive sleep med, but was hoping maybe melatonin would smooth out the sleep side effects that Wellbutrin has brought on.A:You may want to post this on soc.support.depression.treatment BTW, I found that Wellbutrin SR disturbed my sleep but regular Wellbutrin didn't. I'd take the last dose by 6 pm and I was fine. I am on SR and didnt know that. What dosage were you on both...

    Making The Diagnosis Of Clinical Depression

    Q: A diagnosis of depression can be complicated by concomitant illnesses or medications that mimic the symptoms of depression. Williams and colleagues researched the most effective methods of diagnosing depression and determining which symptoms are related to depression and which are related to other causes.A:Major depression is defined as depressed mood or anhedonia lasting at least two weeks plus a set number of psychologic or physical symptoms. Dysthymia has fewer symptoms than major depression and is a chronic illness lasting at least two years. A condition known as depression not otherwise specified includes conditions that do not have enough symptoms...

    Managing Effexor Withdrawl

    There is no doubt about it: effexor withdrawl can be a miserable experience and it may be enough to make people think twice before ever even trying the popular antidepressant drug. To add insult to injury, many people go through the process of effexor withdrawl because they cannot stand the side effects of the drug itself. The side effects of taking effexor include fatigue, nausea, dizziness, headache, insomnia, agitation, anxiety, confusion, diarrhea, vertigo, dry mouth, fasciculation (muscle twitching), hypomania, impaired coordination, loss of appetite, nervousness, nightmares, seizures, sensory disturbances, sweating, tinnitus, tremors, mood swings, vomiting, and nervousness. Less common side...

    Manic Depression

    Manic depression is the most severe category of depression. In a case of manic depression, more of the symptoms of depression are present, and they are usually more severe. A major depression can result from a single traumatic event in your life, or may develop slowly as a consequence of numerous personal disappointments and life problems. Some people appear to develop the symptoms of a major depression without any obvious life crisis causing it. Other individuals have had less severe symptoms of depression for a long time Manic depression can occur once, as a result of a significant psychological trauma,...

    Neural Cranial Restructuring

    What is neural cranial restructuring, or NCR? There are many methods of healing and alternative methods are becoming more and more popular. NCR is a way of manipulating the body for healing. It works by using the body's pattern of balance to determine what parts of the skull need to be unlocked. This "unlocking" lets connective tissues release tension. Neural cranial restructuring is a new take on natural medicine. The main focus is on detoxifying the body and removing metals, chemicals and toxins. It also removes infective organisms. There are many health conditions that can be treated or helped with...

    New Treatment For Depression ?

    Q: A surgical implant that stimulates the brain should get government approval to treat chronic depression, a panel of federal experts said Tuesday -- marking the first time an implanted device has been recommended for the treatment of a psychiatric disorder.A:The decision by an expert advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration came after a day of clashing scientific opinions about whether the data submitted by the manufacturer were adequate for approval. Proponents of the device prevailed, citing the desperate need of patients with chronic depression who do not respond to existing treatments. "We lost four of these individuals...

    Postpartum Depression

    Although the current available information divides the spectrum of postpartum mood disorders into three distinct categories, these classifications frequently blend at the margins. At the mildest end of the spectrum is the "maternity blues" or "baby blues." Because this condition arises after 40% to 85% of deliveries, practitioners and patients often view it as normal. Nonetheless, patients and their families are distressed by the patients' depressed mood, irritability, anxiety, confusion, crying spells, mood liability, and disturbances in sleep and appetite. These symptoms usually reach their peak between postpartum days 3 and 5, and typically resolve spontaneously within 24 to 72...

    Postpartum Depression: It May Be More Than The Baby Blues

    Postpartum depression is considered to be one of the most agonizing and misunderstand aspects of pregnancy. It seems almost inconceivable that such a devastating and dangerous illness could be linked with such a joyous occasion in a woman's life. Sometimes referred to as the Baby Blues, some women experience a form of depression after giving birth that seems to be triggered by a rush of hormones. While the symptoms, length and severity of postpartum depression can range from mild to serious, there is no denying the danger of this mysterious side effect of giving birth. Extreme cases of postpartum depression...

    Postpartum Disorders And Maternal Aggression ?

    Q: Parliament introduced the Infanticide Act, which reduced the crime automatically from murder to manslaughter on the basis of insanity if a mother "had not fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to such child, but by reason thereof the balance of her mind was then disturbed." The point of the Infanticide Act was not that British doctors had suddenly discovered a link between postpartum hormones and violent behavior.A:Studies consistently show, for example, that preexisting histories of depression and life stress are a common denominator in women with postpartum mental disorders. But psychiatrist J.H. Morton defended the diagnosis of...

    Pregnancy And Depression ?

    Q: I've been lurking in this group for awhile and I finally have the guts to ask y'all for some help. Have any of you suffered from depression (in a clinical sense, pre-pregnancy) and had a successful pregnancy? I understand the emotional ups and downs can be pretty wild and this worries me. My depression is being treated very successfully and I would really like to have a baby. I would love to hear from anyone with any experience in this area.A:Yes, I too have suffered with clinical depression for which I have been successfully...

    Priority: Debt Reduction Or Huge Tax Cut?

    Q: Greenspan likes tax cuts mainly b/c with the current growth trend we'll pay off the national debt between 2005 and 2015 (thats if we have the next depression as piddy would have you think). Face it, the conglomeration of wealth amongst the top %1 in the world is incredibly massive. Esp in the United States. The argument isn't whether rich people deserve or need tax cuts, its what is our priority: Debt reduction or huge tax cut? The huge tax cut (and 2 trillion is pretty huge) creates a more likely outcome of returning to deficit spending and increased debt. The...

    Prozac Side Effects ?

    Q: i recently experiences a bout of severe depression and was given prozac. I used this for about one week and the depression seems to have mostly lifted but the side effects are aweful..A:i foolishly took st johns wort one night in an attempt to help me sleep and the two drugs reacted causing major anxiety and a hyper feeling that lasted two days. that has gone now - i think i was lucky i was not killed by serotonin syndrome. I have read that prozac has a fairly long halflife (2-4 weeks) after discontinuation but would like to know...

    Psychiatry Must Disappear ?

    Q: have never had any doubt about the fact that psychiatry is a system of aggression. Whoever thinks that the methods of psychiatry are useful or even essential, has understood absolutely nothing. Psychiatry must disappear because it is a system of control of ideas and it doesn't have respect for freedom of thought.A:It has no respect for anything other than the use of drugs, force, fear and the control of others. That is not freedom of anything. Stay as far away from these guys as possible. Scientology actors "exposing" psychiatry? That's lame. Look what happened with...

    Quiz..is This Depression Or Anxiety?

    Q: If I knew for sure it was anxiety, I'd probably take a xanax, but if it is definately depression I don't want to make it worse by taking xanax.A:I would suggest you try a Xanax one night and see what happens. At the absolute worst, if it is depression and the Xanax worsens it, you will have one night of a little more depression. If it is anxiety, the Xanax should ease it and you'll know. Depression is a hard thing to pin down. I realize that I've been depressed for a long time and didn't know it,...

    Signs And Symtoms Of Depression?

    Q: Mild thrombocytopenia often causes no signs or symptoms. A routine blood test may show that your platelet count is low even though you haven't been experiencing problems. If you have a condition that puts you at risk of thrombocytopenia, your doctor may monitor your platelet count to make sure it doesn't fall too low. If you've noticed possible signs and symptoms of thrombocytopenia, such as easy bruising or excessive bleeding, your doctor will likely obtain a platelet count from a blood test and examine your blood under a microscope. Your doctor may also order special blood tests and a...

    Signs Of Bipolar Depression. Bipolar Facts ?

    Q: What is Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)? Bipolar disorder is the new name for what used to be called manic depression. It better describes the exaggerated swings of mood from one extreme to another characteristic of this illness. People with bipolar disorder suffer from recurrent episodes of elevated mood (mania) and depression.A:In severe cases of depression, it may be necessary to admit the person to hospital for a time. Mania presents different problems - it is often difficult to persuade people in a manic state that they need treatment. In some situations it may be necessary to commit the person...

    Signs Of Depression In Adults. Depression Is "over-diagnosed" ?

    Q: Too many people are being diagnosed with depression when all they are is unhappy.A:the threshold for clinical depression is too low and risks treating normal emotional states as illness. suffer depression during their lifetime. This costs the UK economy billions in lost productivity and treatment. I wish the popularisation had started then, too. I'd have loved to have known what I was suffering from, before I fell apart from it. Maybe I could have been successfully over-treated for it earlier. one day my catchphrase "we do not all share the same experience of life" will make more sense than...

    Signs Of Mental Depression. Nutrition And Depression ?

    Q: Indicators of anxiety and depression in subjects with different kinds of diet: vegetarians and omnivoresA:Having made the observation that females with lactose malabsorption not only showed signs of irritable bowel syndrome but also signs of premenstrual syndrome and mental depression, it was of interest to establish whether a statistical correlation existed between lactose malabsorption and mental depression. Thirty female volunteers were analyzed by measuring breath H2 concentrations after an oral dose of 50 g lactose and were classified as normals or lactose malabsorbers according to their breath H2 concentrations. All patients filled out a Beck's depression inventory questionnaire. Of...

    Signs Symptoms Of Depression. New York Times Article On Sleep Apnea And Depression ?

    Q: lack of concentration and loss of interest in enjoyable activities are common symptoms of depression. But they are also symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, and a new study suggests that physicians may confuse the two.A:not everyone who has depression symptoms should automatically be evaluated for a sleep disorder. But they perhaps should speak with their physicians about symptoms which might be suggestive of obstructive sleep apnea. It might be a real effect on the emotional and physiological symptoms of depression,'' he said, ''and the effect seemed to be pretty robust. The researchers studied 50 men and women admitted to the Tampa...

    Situational Depression ?

    Q: I've been having a private discussion with someone else about a diagnosis I once got from a doctor for *situational depression*. It was right after I was raped and I needed time off from *life* to recover. And I needed money. So the doctor gave me a diagnosis of *situational depression*A:Here is a website called Ask Noah About Depression. Situational Depression symptoms are the same as Clinical Long-Term Depression, only it is *assumed* you'll *get over it* because you are depressed about a certain *situation* that happened to you. Just click on here, and...

    Strange Enabling Issue With The Depression And Smoking Link ?

    Q: There's alot research coming out these days about the links between depression and smoking. Every time I read an article about that link, I think about going back to smoking.A:I've been in a MAJOR depression before. Some of those depressions were Hello-Ice-Cream-Truck creepy ones where you actually end up near death on a few occaisions. I've had depressions where where the entire world appears bleak, hopeless, and lonely. That's a pain that you don't easily forget. It's much worse than the pain of quitting smoking. Starting smoking after you've quit is the...

    Symptoms Of Depression

    Depression can affect pretty much anyone. Once it is identified, most people that are diagnosed with depression are successfully treated. Unfortunately, depression is not always diagnosed, because many of the symptoms mimic physical illness, such as sleep and appetite disturbances. Recognizing depression is the first step in treating it. Nearly two-thirds of depressed people do not get proper treatment for the following reasons: The symptoms are not recognized as depression; Depressed people are seen as weak or lazy; Social stigma causes people to avoid needed treatment; The symptoms are so disabling that the people affected cannot reach out for help;...

    Symptoms Of Depression Dsm, Are We Becoming A Nation Of Healthy Hypochondriacs?

    Q: The new, intensive focus on depression as a widespread disease has been underpinned by the work of nosologists, specialists in classifying and defining illness. The foremost definitions of depression are those developed by panels of experts convened by the American Psychiatric Association. The APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual was first compiled in 1952 to assist the national census of mental disability, but has since been transformed. The fourth edition, known as DSM-IV, was published in 1994 and is now internationally recognised as the prime definition of how to recognise depression and, implicitly, when and how to treat it. DSM-IV...

    Symptoms Of Mild Depression

    Q: Symptoms of mild thiamine deficiency: Tiredness Irritability Sleep disturbanceA:The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Beriberi includes the 9 symptoms listed below: Appetite loss Tiredness Irritability Muscle aches Limb pains Swollen joints Hand paralysis Foot paralysis Heart problems How many times would a patient complaining of these symptoms be asked about diet or be prescibed better nutrition or supplements? Or would they be more likely to be given a prescription for a SSRI or another drug for depression? Some health care system we have when such basic causative factors and such easy cures are simply...

    Symptoms Of Post Pardom Depression

    Q: Been busy with the wee one and holidays and such. DH was home for 24 days and just went back to work this morning. Miss him, but glad to have him gone in some ways as well.A:I did go through this with Hannah and it came on strong when she was about 3-4 months old. I ended up with a prescription of Wellbutrin, took it for about 4 months or so, and then I started to feel different again. So I stopped taking it cold turkey (supposed to have physician help wean you) but I...

    Symptoms Of Postpardum Depression, Could It Be Postpardum Depression? Worried.

    Q: My wife and I had a wonderful life. We dated for 7 years, and now have been married for 5. Best friends, could talk about anything, and a decent sex life (I always joke it could be better, but shes Catholic... no disrespect meant..A:Recenetly I've seen a change. Sex has dropped to nothing. Maybe once a month or two. The closer we get to school starting again, the worse it has gotten. Also, she seems to want to buy more toys and things, and the closer to school starting, the worse it gets....

    Symptoms Of Post Pardum Depression, Seems I Was Unclear.

    Q: It seems I was unclear in my post. I am Happy!!!! to be PG I have spent 8 yrs ttc. Yesterday I was having a bad day and needed someone to talk to. Instead I have been receiving letters telling me to grow up. That I should be thrilled. To stop complaining. Well I am thrilled. But after some opf the letters I received last night and this morning I am thinking that maybe I shouldn't have tried to "talk" to anyone. I thpught that after reading so many of the...

    Symptoms Of Respiratory Depression

    Q: I recently got access to loads of 30mg Temazepam Gels (Well, what I consider loads :)), and was wondering what the best route of administration would be... I've snorted 1mg Alprazolam and that gave awesome, pronounced effects, but it was a pill, not a gel.A:I suppose the only method I could use for this is oral? Some other questions while I'm posting, what would be a good dosage? 15mg Temazepam = 10mg Diazepam 1mg Alprazolam = 10mg Diazepam I guess 1 30mg Temazepam would be stronger than my dose of Alprazolam? How are the effects comparable to Alprazolam? I...

    Symptoms Of Seasonal Depression

    Q: I'm interested in any information about seasonal depression. I'm basically ignorant of the entire subject.A:Norman Rosenthal's excellent paperback "Winter Blues" is a good place to begin. It's available in libraries and bookstores. An AltaVista or DejaNews search for +seasonal +affective +disorder will turn up a lot. A visit to your library's Magazine and Newspaper Index will also. There is a LOT of snake oil sales going on, a lot of predators trying to sell things that are useless to dangerous, on the Net, to people who are in difficult times. Be careful. Look for...

    Symptoms Of Severe Depression, Why Choose Depression?

    Q: Always has been regards depression, and no matter how you distort the sentence written saying otherwise or pick and choose sentences out of context of their paragraphs and the body of my posting my position is middles of the road, and not extreme in any way shape or form and feel slandered you have said my m.o.r. opinion is "extreme".A:With regard to the debate, you get into trouble when you make a sweeping statement like "depression is biologically based." It's just as vague and open to challenge as someone else saying "depression isn't biologically based." The biological...

    Symptons Of Depression - Same As Effects Of Anti-depressants?

    Q: Often people suffering from depression / anxiety describe their symptoms as (among other things): Fatigue, foggy brain, slow though process, sexual dysfunction (e.g. loss of libido), and blunt emotions. At the same time, people often describe their experiences from anti-depressants (ADs) as: Sedation, foggy brain, clumsiness, sexual dysfunction, blunt emotions (zombie-like). These words are used even for the cases when people feel that their AD is working for them. At a quick comparison it seems like the symptons of depression, and the effects of ADs are almost the same. If this is the case, what's the point of taking...

    Symtoms Of Clinical Depression

    Q: Can someone give me a guide to symptoms (both physical and pychological) of clinical depression. Looking for something concise.A:For some individual, does this sound familiar?: A - All the joy had gone out of my life... - Everything seemed like such a burden... - I lost interest in being with friends, even loved ones... B - I just couldn't concentrate anymore... - I am so irritable... - I am so tired, exhausted, fatigue... - I...

    Teenage Depression Causes

    Q: I think this is...actually the most serious moment in my life, even though it might not seem so? For just a little while ago I stood infront of the mirror in my little bathroom trying to wash my face in cold water.Those red eyes, swollen from crying such a long time.I just came from the shower.I stood there on the floor and let water drip down on the floor and couldnt help feeling this strong helplessness and I slowly put the wet towel up to my right shin to use it like a pillow.How long have this been going...

    Teenage Depression Help

    Q: I wonder how well-understood bipolarity was in 1968, anyway. There was that term "manic depression" but I doubt even the medical community had anything resembling today's understanding of the condition.A:It's strange to try and remember the teenage years...a lot of it is a blur... In some ways, I didn't get more rebeliious until around 17 or 18, though I guess in some ways I was rebellious before then... I was just in my own world a great deal of the time.. sometimes I get very frustrated that I'm still working on a lot of the same issues that I...

    Teenage Depression Signs

    Q: My younger sister 12 attempted suicide over the holidays. I couldn;t believe that I missed the signs. My friends mother had me listen to this amazing Doctor at this site www.depression-anxiety.com and this women had me realize how common depression is in teen-agers. If only I had noticed the sadness and depression I could have helped her through this. For all of you mother and fathers out there, please do not ignore the signs, get our kids help fast...... Does anyone know of a teen depression support group in the Dallas Area ?A:It's my firm belief parents/friends miss the...

    Teenage Depression Support

    Q: My younger sister 12 attempted suicide over the holidays. I couldn;t believe that I missed the signs. My friends mother had me listen to this amazing Doctor at this site www.depression-anxiety.com and this women had me realize how common depression is in teen-agers. If only I had noticed the sadness and depression I could have helped her through this. For all of you mother and fathers out there, please do not ignore the signs, get our kids help fast...... Does anyone know of a teen depression support group in the Dallas AreaA:It's my firm belief parents/friends miss the signs...

    Teen Anxiety Depression, Smoking Cause Anxiety?

    Q: A study suggests teen smokers are prone to anxiety disorders in adulthood, adding to a growing body of research implicating cigarette use as a cause rather than a result of emotional upheaval. Confounding the conventional wisdom, the study of nearly 700 adolescents found that those with disorders such as generalized anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia -- fear of public places -- were not more likely to take up smoking as adults.A:On the contrary, those disorders were more common in adults who had smoked heavily as teens. Nicotine Upsets Nervous System? Teens who smoked 20 or more cigarettes daily were...

    Teen Depression As Well As Mom's

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