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Depression & Mood Disorders

Depression is a mental state characterized by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement. Mood disorders represent a loss control over emotional experiences, causing distress. In this forum you can discuss topics on Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Cyclothymic Disorder and Dysthymic Disorder.

hyper ventalating nervous

My mom has been suffering from anxiety attacks for a couple of years now. Whenever she gets nervous or these attacks start she says she is hyper ventilating. She feels dizzy and her body starts tingling. Then she takes a paper bag and puts it on her mouth and breathes with it, so that these...

by User avatar rondinelli342

Insurance Company Won't Refill My Antidepression Medication

Hi, I have been on effexor for about two years. Fortunately after I was diagnosed and was treated for hypothyroidism my depression went away. I was going to get off the effexor, but I am currently tapering down on another medication and can only do so with one medication at a time. When I went to...

by User avatar Viperbunny129104

extremly down this morning!!

Hi, I am feeling extremely down this morning. I am very affected by not taking my therapy anymore. Is it normal reaction?

by User avatar hildagarde989

ECT Therapy

My poor son is going to be tortured. He is in mental institution. He is suffering from serious clinical depression. They want to do ECT therapy on him. I know what it is. Those are electroshocks! Will it hurt him? Should I let them do that? I am desperate please give an advice.

by User avatar birgit31774

Bipolar girlfriend wants 'space'. How to handle?

Answered by a doctor

I'm new here so hope you can offer me some of your insight. I've been going out with a bipolar girl with schizoaffective disorder for two years. At the start of our relationship she called it off because she thought it was too much 'pressure'. I realised she didn't have her bipolar under...

by User avatar Guest

My husband is depressed.

My husband started showing signs of depression in May of last year. At the time I thought he was just in a funk and that he would get over it. As time passed his behavior continued to worsen. He lost a lot of weight for no reason, his sleeping habits changed instead of sleeping a lot he slept...

by User avatar cherylwalsh144163

feeling depressed for no reason what so ever

im having this sad gloomy feeling for absolutely no reason what so ever, im not depressed and im not having any problems with life i dunno what it is, i think its the stress to do with my studys i keep getting pressured by parents when i come to studying i study but feels like nothing is processing...

by User avatar mariyayounis289158

Please help! What could this be ? Will this ever go away?

When you don't feel like yourself? Right now I'm looking at a picture right now with me and my boyfriend and I can't seem to connect myself with my surroundings or people.. especially my loved ones.. It's frustrating because I'm emotionally disconnected with important events in my life like my...

by User avatar Guest

Is cognitive behavioural therapy helpful in dealing with depression?

Answered by a doctor

I am 47 years old and I have to deal with depression now. As if divorce and constant job changing is not enough, I have that too now. Since I am not that interested in pills, I would like to know if there is some sort of therapy that might help me. Is cognitive behavioral therapy helpful in dealing...

by User avatar faber121061841

don't feel like getting out of bed sometimes

I don’t feel like getting out of bed sometimes and I am wondering how it really feels when you dye. I have lost both my parents, and that was really hard for me. And now I am so scared of losing my husband. I don't know how I would handle this. I think that is better for me to dye first.

by User avatar Guest