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Hi guys,
I`m from holland and found this site, because there is no forum like this one in holland. I`m 30 years old and bipolair 1, my psych told me last week, from my earlt twenties I had mood swings, I could be extreme confident, fast talking, egocentric, creative etc for months, everytime after those periods I would get depressed with social anxiety, and also that would take monts. All of this has happened like 4 times, so the mania and the depression. At the moment i`m still depressed and anxious, what began 7 months ago, i`m on 40mg celexa. I live with my mom now, i`m just afraid to go outside and go to friends etc. And I sleep everyday from 02:00 till 16:00, cos my days/feelings are unworthly. Next week my psych will put me on lithium, or dekapote and another anti depressant effexor maybe. My question is, has anybody out here had the long periods of depression like me? And shoul i be normal again? |
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I went a good 6 months with depression -- so you are not alone. I recently went through a depressed phase from thanksgiving (end of November) to Xmas, so a month...then it started to lift and I have been hypomanic since.
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wish you the best, I tried just celexa once and it didn't work for me.
Yes have also had long down times, eventually they lift. Welcome! ![]() |
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I went for over two years with major depression and have only been better since September and now I seem to be going back downhill.
I hope you come out of your slump soon.
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Oh the joys of being Bipolar. Mood swings can last for many months. The meds should help bring you around. It can take a few weeks for the meds to work so be patient and hopeful. Things can and will get better!
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If you're experiencing mental issues you'll feel better once you've effectively dealt with those issues. Start with extensive research into your illness.
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It's not uncommon to have long periods of Depression, being on a mood stabilizer is typically needed. Many people with BP I have to be mindful that AD's can cause mania. I personally can not take any type of Ad as it puts me right into a hellish mania or mixed episode.
It's so hard , often impossible to think about getting out of bed when depressed , but sometimes you just have to give yourself a swift kick in the backside, force yourself to go outside, even a 15 minute walk a day can help with depression. Have you had a complete physical with blood work done recently? If not , please do to make sure everything is in a good range. Vitamin D is often low in Bipolar people, Might want to add that if your spending the majority of your time in doors and in bed. I hope your feeling better soon. Welcome to PC ![]()
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It's totally normal for depression to last for months. The length of depression can vary. I had a bout that lasted for several months and other times it lasts a few weeks. Your doc will be putting you on some sort of medication- usually a mood stabilizer as anti-depressants usually won't help or may make things worse- so that will really help with the depression.
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Thnx ppz, it makes me a bit more calm knowing that the lengt of my depression is normal. Does anybody here also expierenced social anxiety/isolating during their depressions?
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Yep, social anxiety and self-imposed isolation are definitely part of the fun. As far as I know, there is no 'normal' length of a depressive episode. There are "rapid-cyclers" that can pass from mania to depression and back within the course of a single day. For years, even while I was 'stable under medication', I went through an underlying mood cycle in an eight month waveform, four months high, four months low. It was astonishingly regular and predictable. Then my disease became worse after I burnt out of Silicon Valley and each of my parents died of cancers, then I had a falling-out with my only brother that led to a dangerous mania that lasted three months, followed by a staggering depression that has lasted eighteen months and still hasn't ended. I was desperate in the unprecedented length and depth of this latest depression and was ready to start ECT (electroconvulsive therapy; it took me a while to qualify as a heart condition presented a stroke risk) when the stress of a major transition began to bring me back around. My theory is that our underlying disease has a rhythm, which is then interrupted or modulated by medication or other treatments, and further affected by personal circumstances and life events. You must have faith that the very nature of the disorder is inevitable change, and that whatever agony you are feeling, if you are patient, will pass. Accept the social anxiety, learn to function in isolation, seek treatment and know that you will recover. Best wishes.
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