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yupitsme · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 13

My psychiatrist told me today that I am 'clinically depressed' had a 'mood disorder' and 'depressive disorder'.. are they all the same thing? If not, anyone know what the difference would be?

Jennifer · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 2356

they are all the same thing, clinical depression is a mood disorder. you can look in the dsm which is the diagnositc book under mood disorders and you can look at depression. what did he recommend you do?

yupitsme · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 13

Thanks,
He prescribed me Doxepin and told me to come back in 2 weeks. I'm calling him today to see if he can change the med, since it shouldn't be mixed with Seroquel (which I take for anxiety, and my eating disorder).
Where do you find the DSM?

Jennifer · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 2356

bookstore. not telling you t buy it just look if you want to know the criteria to diagnosis someone with something. anxiety falls under the umbrella of depression as well.

Jennifer · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 2356

hey
saw your assessments on bipolor and social phobia. you just got diagnosed with clinical depression and your answers would lead to depression and you already said that you suffer from anxiety so your answers would also lead to your having social phobia due to your anxiety.

If you want, you can tell your story and give some background to how you got to this point.

yupitsme · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 13

Where do you get the results of the assessments?

Ok, my story, in a nut shell..

Was abused in every sense of the words from childhood up,
Have had an eating disorder since I was younger than 5,
Battled with a bit of PPD after the birth of my 2nd child, was suicidal thanks to a certain med I was on..
Spent 2 weeks on psych ward while med's were adjusted
Been anxious my whole life, has got worse the older I got..
Start having panic attacks (well, recognizing them) about 6 years ago..
Stopped leaving my house alone about 5 years ago..
ED got way worse about a year and a half ago..
Spent 3 weeks on psych ward to help with ED about 3 months ago ( my town doesn't have anywhere other than psych ward to help with ED) to help get ED under control
Started to not care about life, or the effects my ED is having on me about a month ago.
Got diagnosed with clinical depression, after being told I MUST be depressed, to see psychiatrist..

I'm sure I'm missing some.. but here it is

Jennifer · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 2356

have you dealt with the childhhood? are you in therapy? how is your relationships, you mentioned kids?

as far as the assessments go does not seem as if you are manic, would like to see how antidepressants work for you for the mood and anxiety then once that is stable it easier to work on all the other stuff.

yupitsme · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 13

No, I haven't dealt with my childhood. I see a Social Worker through the ED clinic, and we *touched* on it a wee bit last Tuesday.. didn't go over well when I left.. it was a huge HUGE trigger for my ED symptoms. *sigh*

My relationships with my children are good. Some days good, some days bad, but it's all a part of parenting, hey.. I struggle with my first born, he was 2 months premature, and was in hospital for a month after he was born. I think we had some bonding issues. At the end of the day, we can carry on some conversations that most parents struggle with their children, so I think we are doing good. I strive daily to not be like my parents were with me, which is a battle.. but so far, I'd say I've succeeded. I have 3 children.. 1 boy who just turned 11, and 2 girls.. 1 turning 9 this month and the other turning 6 next month. My relationship with their father has had it's ups and downs.. we manage to work through things, but I don't think we've ever *worked on* issues we've faced..

yupitsme · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 13

Weirdest thing happend today. And I mean weird. I was sitting outside having a smoke with my hubby... and we were talking about DVD's.. we stopped chatting for a second, and I was still thinking about the DVD's. All of a sudden I had a thought 'I should slit my throat' it came out of no where, and in no way am I suicidal. NOT AT ALL. I am low, but not that low. So I mentioned it to my hubby, saying it disturbed me and frightend me. He said well as long as you don't act on it, it can't be bad. Then another thought pops out 'It wouldn't be so bad'..
What the heck?! I don't even want to tell my psychiatrist about this, cause who knows what he'll say or do. I thought I'd post about it on here, to see what anyone has to say... I know it's not normal.. but I don't know where it came from either, or why? I've had weird thoughts pop in my head before, but nothing like that...
I feel real crazy that that happend...

Jennifer · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 2356

you have too many reasons to live for you to kill yourself and I agree with hubby that they are just thoughts. It is going to take some time to get your body used to the medications so you need to let them work for you and once they start working then you can start to deal with other issues in your life.

yes, it does sound as if you have a good relationship with your children and glad to hear it. i'm sure the ed has to do with unresolved issues from your past and you still harboring onto them. ed and abuse go hand in hand and it helps ease the pain. when you are ready and only when you are ready is when you need to deal with them.

yupitsme · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 13

My body should be used to the med's I'm on at the moment.. I haven't started the anti-depressant. I wanted to talk to my psychiatrist (hopefully he'll return the message tomorrow) about a different one that doesn't have bad reactions when mixed with Seroquel first. So the thought's were quite disturbing.. not normal for me..

I don't think I'll EVER be ready to deal with my childhood issues.. Confused

yupitsme · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 13

Thanks, by the way.
For taking the time to talk with me. I really do appreciate it..

Jennifer · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 2356

my pleasure, of course you will be at some point ready to deal with it. the symptoms of all of it are preventing you from moving forward, the sooner you deal with the real issue is the sooner you can start enjoying your life.

yupitsme · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 13

Do you know what kind of antidepressants are ok with Seroquel??
What I've been on before starting seroquel..
Rameron
Celexa
Prozac (not good)
Zoloft (allergic reaction)
Effexor
Wellbutrin (can't take with ED)
Paxil

I think there are a couple more.. can't remember...

Also, is there an antidepressant that doesn't have weight gain as a side affect??

I'm asking, because when I talk to my psychiatrist about something other than Doxepin, I'd like to know what my options are before talking to him.. I usually wait until after something is prescribed, then research it, but I'd like to get it 'right' this time...

I also don't want to go off Seroquel.. (just mentioning this in case I'm advised to go off Seroquel and try something else that can be ok with antidepressants) if I do, they want me to go on.. (alanzapine?? I think it's called) that they give to anorexics to gain weight, and I know I won't take it, so prescribing it would be a waste of time...

Jennifer · Site Admin Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 2356

i am not up to speed on my medications so do not want to advise you. I agree that if the serequol is working for you then there is no reason to go off of it, but it would be nice to find one medication instead of adding another one. Doctors do that all the time, they just keep on adding instead of reevaluating and dropping one. Do you trust your docs? I have found that sometimes google can be a curse because it gives you more fiction than fact.

As far as weight gain goes, that is up to your body really, all medications have different side affects so it is a try and error system on if you will gain weight but that is a major reason people don't stay on their meds because of the weight gain.