Posted by SLS on September 18, 2006, at 20:49:41
In reply to Re: What kind of cognitive/mental issue is this??, posted by jparsell82 on September 18, 2006, at 12:40:51
Depression doesn't have to feel like depression.
Sounds weird, huh?
You don't have to experience depressed mood or have negative or melancholic thoughts to have clinical depression. You can have a loss of interest in doing things or a lack of motivation. You can have difficulties in concentration and reading comprehension. You can have memory impairments. You can have diminished energy and libido. You can have changes in appetite and sleep. You can be irritable or agitated. You can be passive and inhibited. You can have anxiety. Now, much of what occurs with ADD can sound like what we have here, and it takes a good doctor to separate out the two. Some people have both. It sounds like you might. Strattera might be a good drug for you, but I you might need a drug like Effexor to go with it. Just guessing, though.
- Scott
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