Posted by sukarno on December 25, 2011, at 13:40:15
In reply to Re: grief and major depression, posted by CaptainAmerica1967 on December 22, 2011, at 2:56:03
A psychiatrist once told me that antidepressants aren't very effective in treating depression caused by grief.
All I know is that smoking cigarettes helps me but at the same time I realize this is not a rational long-term solution. It is the only thing that works (moderately) at this point.
Perhaps that means that my depression is caused by a problem in the dopamine system. However, I have experienced many traumatic life events in a short period of time, so that stress can trigger depression too and possibly cause "chemical imbalances" of its own.
alprazolam 1mg QID, famotidine 40mg QID, cetirizine 10mg BID, GNC Ultra Mega Gold BID, tobacco smoking 1/2 pack per day.
Dx: panic disorder with agoraphobia, depression in remission, probable PTSD
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