who suffers from depression?

[Probotector]

i do, but at the moment, i'm far too depressed about being depressed to talk about my own depression.

Depresh lad...

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[DeanoTheFuckingDinosaur]

Depression.... couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

[Little Krystal]

Only when I'm coming down lol

[Sausage Muffin]

I do.
I used to go in and out of hospitals and all that shit, but I kinda grew out of that crap thank God.
Medication is a Godsend. Truly is.
And so are friends, they are okay.

[Apexx]

im a sickunt and not depressed.

[Mantello]

Originally Posted by (s)aint I was gonna take a stab at Mantello but ill be good..

The only nostalgic feeling I have is only the fact that after year 12 this year, what do I do, what would happen in my life? Otherwise, i'm quite happy and loving life .

[Azzz]

SEX

[The Golden Goose]

Originally Posted by karla in wonderland If you're Bipolar you don't think you are, you know you are.

It can be sneaky sometimes.


If you have it from a very young age you don't know any better ...

When you're in a manic or hypomanic state you cant even remember how you felt while you were depressed and while you're depressed you cant really do anything ... and most of the time you feel completely normal inbetween the swings.

[nam zook]

Originally Posted by The Golden Goose It can be sneaky sometimes. If you have it from a very young age you don't know any better ... When you're in a manic or hypomanic state you cant even remember how you felt while you were depressed and while you're depressed you cant really do anything ... and most of the time you feel completely normal inbetween the swings.

i just noticed ur sig, lol thats mad

[karla in wonderland]

Originally Posted by The Golden Goose It can be sneaky sometimes. If you have it from a very young age you don't know any better ... When you're in a manic or hypomanic state you cant even remember how you felt while you were depressed and while you're depressed you cant really do anything ... and most of the time you feel completely normal inbetween the swings.

True, it's different for everyone.

Perhaps I worded it badly, but I guess what I was getting at was that there are no there are no maybes about mental illnesses.
The topic is being talked about more openly now than in the past, which is a great thing, but it's also meant that is is open to being flitted around. I think there is tendency to use the term too loosely.

While at the time I may not have known exactly what was wrong, I definately knew that my pattern of behaviour was far from rational and that it was adversely affecting those around me.

[Mudkip]

I'm depressed because no one is as awesome as me. I feel bad for everyone... makes me sad.

[Boogs]

I'm depressed cos I'm at work on a Saturday on fucking echild.

[Tim]

stfu idiot.

[Boogs]

Originally Posted by Tim stfu idiot.

[Tim]

hecticcccc night last night.

[Chods]

get a bit here and there. keeping active defeats the onset for me, so long as im doing shit, i dont have time to feel shit

Originally Posted by Mantello The only nostalgic feeling I have is only the fact that after year 12 this year, what do I do, what would happen in my life? Otherwise, i'm quite happy and loving life .

look up the word nostalgic and realise why what you said makes no sense

[one-kid]

Well it appears a few of you are taking serotonergic medications [antidepressants]. I'd talk to a doctor before popping your next pill or racking up again. Amphetamines and the such act like SSRI's, and using a combination of serotonergic medications [even weeks apart, as drugs like fluoxatine have an enormous half life] may induce a potentially life threatening condition called serotonin syndrome.

google it.

[luisa]

Originally Posted by one-kid Well it appears a few of you are taking serotonergic medications [antidepressants]. I'd talk to a doctor before popping your next pill or racking up again. Amphetamines and the such act like SSRI's, and using a combination of serotonergic medications [even weeks apart, as drugs like fluoxatine have an enormous half life] may induce a potentially life threatening condition called serotonin syndrome. google it.

yeah, it's no good.

[AimZ]

Originally Posted by erin frin It's really not. Out of all the SSRIs on the market, it's pretty tame. The GP i went to, who has been my doctor since I was an infant, informed me that zoloft is pretty useless as an anti-depressant, and prescribed it to me because it works particularly well on people who have a tendency to snap when annoyed, etc etc, which i do... Like i said, I'm pretty highly strung. The most common phrase I hear from people is "chill out", which I have a lot of difficulty in doing. So, hopefully Zoloft will help that. And LOL at you, Tim!

hmmm maybe i need that haha im going to anger managment to deal with my highly strungness haha

[erin frin grin]

Originally Posted by one-kid Well it appears a few of you are taking serotonergic medications [antidepressants]. I'd talk to a doctor before popping your next pill or racking up again. Amphetamines and the such act like SSRI's, and using a combination of serotonergic medications [even weeks apart, as drugs like fluoxatine have an enormous half life] may induce a potentially life threatening condition called serotonin syndrome. google it.

I can't speak for anyone else here, but I'm no longer stupid enough to take a pill whilst on an SSRI. I tried it once, ages ago, and it failed. It won't work, and if it does anything at all, it will cause pain and trauma and damage.

And how do things like MDMA and amphetamines act like SSRI's? MDMA causes a flood of serotonin to the brain, amphetamines cause a rush of dopamine (there's more to it than that, but in essence that is what happens), and SSRI's limit serotonin reuptake to the presynaptic cell thing, which increases the level of serotonin to bind to the postsynaptic receptor. So, they stop your brain from getting rid of serotonin, while MDMA just floods your brain with it

Originally Posted by Mantello The only nostalgic feeling I have is only the fact that after year 12 this year, what do I do, what would happen in my life? Otherwise, i'm quite happy and loving life .

Nostalgia is reflecting upon the past or longing for it, not looking to the future heh.