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Posted by jrt on June 11, 2003, at 14:28:28
How do you know when you have a mood disorder? I am not positive if what I have is GAD or a mood disorder so how can I distinguish between the two? Thanks to anyone with some info!
Posted by mmcasey on June 11, 2003, at 15:13:45
In reply to How Do You Know?, posted by jrt on June 11, 2003, at 14:28:28
What are your symptoms?
Posted by jrt on June 12, 2003, at 13:55:17
In reply to Re: How Do You Know? » jrt, posted by mmcasey on June 11, 2003, at 15:13:45
Well I can go from being the nicest person ever to being mean and annoyed by everything. I can't control myself once Iget mad I do crazy and irrational things like following my boyfriend to his job and causing several scenes. That was a huge hint that I am a little wacked in the first place but I don't know to what extent. Before I got on Effexor I was really unhappy all the time and now that is not an issue anymore but my moods still are! I don't get why the doctor did not do some sort of test on me to see what was wrong he just wrote a perscription like it was nothing, but then again I guess to him it isn't right?
Posted by stjames on June 12, 2003, at 16:56:45
In reply to Re: How Do You Know? mmcasey, posted by jrt on June 12, 2003, at 13:55:17
I don't get why the doctor did not do some sort of test on me to see what was wrong
There are no medical tests specific to mental illness.
Posted by jrt on June 13, 2003, at 11:06:42
In reply to Re: How Do You Know? mmcasey, posted by stjames on June 12, 2003, at 16:56:45
so basically if you say your crazy then you must be?
Posted by mmcasey on June 13, 2003, at 12:52:55
In reply to Re: How Do You Know? mmcasey, posted by jrt on June 12, 2003, at 13:55:17
> Well I can go from being the nicest person ever to being mean and annoyed by everything. I can't control myself once Iget mad I do crazy and irrational things like following my boyfriend to his job and causing several scenes. That was a huge hint that I am a little wacked in the first place but I don't know to what extent. Before I got on Effexor I was really unhappy all the time and now that is not an issue anymore but my moods still are!
I don't think that being annoyed and doing irrational things necessarily warrants a mental illness diagnosis....
> I don't get why the doctor did not do some sort of test on me to see what was wrong he just wrote a perscription like it was nothing, but then again I guess to him it isn't right?
It's true that there aren't any exact tests like there are for certain other illnesses (like, a mammogram for example), but there are certain symptom checklists and rating scales that can be used as sort of a guide in determining a person's "mental illness issues". YOur right, it is so easy these days for doctors to just whip off a prescription without giving it much thought. I think that you can either take their word or do some research on your own. Good doctors will really be willing to discuss things with you, too. I think that if you want to understand more about what's going on for you, you should try to get your hands on some of the symptom checklists and such. Of course, they are inexact, but it can help give you some ideas.
Posted by stjames on June 13, 2003, at 12:56:28
In reply to Re: How Do You Know? jrt, posted by jrt on June 13, 2003, at 11:06:42
> so basically if you say your crazy then you must be?
Hardly
It is call "taking a history"
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