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that mirrors my experience w/depression prior to having it diagnosed. I knew something was up, and tried to self medicate in a number of ways, among which dieti

by martin1975 10y ago

that mirrors my experience w/depression prior to having it diagnosed. I knew something was up, and tried to self medicate in a number of ways, among which dieting, exercising and long term fasting was present. Everything seemed to help a bit, kind of mask the turmoil of the anxiety and panic that was going on, but eventually my 'nature' took over and I'd go back to feeling like doomsday's around the corner... SSRI seems to have done the trick. Apparently we all produce "normal amounts" of serotonin, but with depressed folk like myself, the serotonin doesn't hang on the synapse long enough ...i.e. our specific biology depletes it faster. Looking at my wider family, this condition is so pervasive ... and inherited, it's not even funny in all the ways it wreaked havoc on people's lives in many ways. Glad I caught a break.

stuxnet79 10y ago
Based on your description it seems like we suffer (or in your case 'suffered') from the same condition. I've been suffering from panic-disorder since my mid-teens and it is only recently when I tried an MAOI that my doctor recommended that I've seen the condition lift a bit. There is some co-morbid depression but I believe that is a result of the anxiety and not the reverse. The MAOI is effective but my anxiety still flares up from time to time, and I've been thinking of other ways I can try to improve my state of mind. I'm not even sure how I would broach the subject of ECT, as I haven't experimented with enough drugs to know if they are all ineffective. However, these trials give me hope that in the future we will have better ways of dealing with anxiety / panic disorders. > Looking at my wider family, this condition is so pervasive ... and inherited, it's not even funny in all the ways it wreaked havoc on people's lives in many ways. Glad I caught a break. I agree, it is quite sad. Like right now I'm certain that my father is depressed although the reasons for this are somewhat interconnected with real life events like unemployment, loss of loved ones, etc ...

stuxnet79 10y ago

Based on your description it seems like we suffer (or in your case 'suffered') from the same condition. I've been suffering from panic-disorder since my mid-teens and it is only recently when I tried an MAOI that my doctor recommended that I've seen the condition lift a bit. There is some co-morbid depression but I believe that is a result of the anxiety and not the reverse. The MAOI is effective but my anxiety still flares up from time to time, and I've been thinking of other ways I can try to improve my state of mind. I'm not even sure how I would broach the subject of ECT, as I haven't experimented with enough drugs to know if they are all ineffective. However, these trials give me hope that in the future we will have better ways of dealing with anxiety / panic disorders. > Looking at my wider family, this condition is so pervasive ... and inherited, it's not even funny in all the ways it wreaked havoc on people's lives in many ways. Glad I caught a break. I agree, it is quite sad. Like right now I'm certain that my father is depressed although the reasons for this are somewhat interconnected with real life events like unemployment, loss of loved ones, etc ...