Posted by g_g_g_unit on May 16, 2010, at 8:28:08
In reply to Re: depression + mental exhaustion, posted by chujoe on May 16, 2010, at 6:39:44
> g_unit, if you are spending a month in bed, that is effing depression no matter what your psychologist says.
>yeah. i guess i don't experience much emotional intensity when depressed, which can be misleading. it's more that i find my reduced capacity (to work, think, socialize) intensely depressing, so just give up on what little i can do already
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> Also, thinking about what you've said here, I still wonder whether you might respond to stims. Our symptoms are not the same since my problems begin, I think, on the anxiety side of the spectrum and move toward depression, while yours seem to go the other way. Still anxiety / depression can both be the result of ADHD or other learning difficulties.oh no, i was horrendously anxious during my late teens. in fact, i spent most of my university years tormented by OCD, which i fended off by losing myself in work, studying (and partying, sadly). it was only once i stopped being able to work due to reduced cognitive functioning that things went sour, and i just crashed into depression.
i had tried various meds up until that point to primarily treat the anxiety but didn't find the side-effects worth it. and i still haven't found much relief from my depression with SSRI's alone - they seem to bring me back to a baseline which isn't all that great. i would begrudgingly revisit an SSRI at this point (only because there's not much else) as long as there was some way to effectively deal with the side-effects (brain fog, concentration difficulties etc.), and i guess something like low-dose stimulant might help, as long as it didn't cause an OCD flare-up
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