I woke up this morning after only 6 hrs. of sleep feeling like a new person. The past three days I was so depressed I couldn't function at all, was fluctuating in between hysterical sobbing and just deadness. It came up suddenly and for seemingly no reason and then took me down in a matter of hours. It was so acute and severe that I almost felt unreal, like I was experiencing a nightmare. I really didn't want to go on, it was that bad. Waking up today I feel fine psychologically, and physically like I'm recovering from a bad flu.

When I look back at my posts on here I see that this has happened more than once - 2-3 days of 'emergency' depression that then just goes away just as fast. This feels different than the longer, duller periods of depression I've had in the past but also completely different than a 'normal' bad mood.

I'm starting to wonder if this could be a form of ultra-rapid cycling brought on by my antidepressants (mono), or is this something other than depression (I thought a depressive episode had to be 2 weeks?) I know I need to go see a Dr here, but am looking for any insight to help me prepare.

Thanks for reading!

[Flyer]

That happened to me one time over a few days. Scared the hell out of me. Like a rollercoaster ride, not knowing if it would ever stop. Oddly it was triggered by a positive happening in my life. I couldn't get to my therapist fast enough.

Talk to your doc. Maybe a mood stabilizer would help?

Take good care of you.

[gayleggg]

I don't think there is a set number for a depressive episode to last. I can very quickly go down into depression and then turn around and be fine the next day or sometimes even the next hour.

I don't know if this applies to you but when I was younger () and ruled by hormone fluctuations, I could do this at least once a month.