Posted by polarbear206 on July 26, 2007, at 10:08:48
In reply to Re: Anyone with Atypical Depression + SAD + PMDD? » polarbear206, posted by 1000songs on July 25, 2007, at 17:36:25
> > When did your symptoms first start and how old were you? Was it after child birth? Is there a period in your monthly cycle that you are symptom free? Does it get worse at different times of the year? Sorry for all the questions.
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> > Polarbear
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> Hello Polarbear,
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> I think I have SAD since I was a child.
> I got Bulimia and Depression when I was 16 years old. I spent 7 years doing a treatment for my eating disorder and got rid of it back in 2000. But Depression and Social Anxiety didn't go away.
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> I recall having a bad PMS since I was a teen but it got really bad four years ago (I'm 35) Coincidentally I went through a lot of stress at that time. I don't have kids.
> I keep a symptoms diary. A low level of symptoms appears all month, with an increase in the severity of symptoms premenstrually, but with no consistent symptom-free interval. It doesn't get worse at different times of the year.
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> Thank you so much for all the responses and questions!!
>
You are going to have to increase your antidepressant to a more therapeutic dose to see if it will help alleviate the depression. Can you tell me if and what all drugs you have tried in the past and dosages?Polarbear
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