Posted by SLS on May 10, 2012, at 20:16:50
In reply to Re: Melancholic vs Atypical depression » SLS, posted by psychobot5000 on May 10, 2012, at 13:37:54
> > > In the original post, I specifically mentioned that (supposed) point. However, a detailed look at the symptomology of the two indicates that:
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> > > 1) I have the salient features of both
> > > 2) Said salient features are not mutually exclusive
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> > Is there any family history of affective or schizoid disorders?
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> > - Scott
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> Wow. Yes, there is. In my parents' generation, there's one case of schizophrenia, and an occasional episode of unipolar mood troubles. Do those suggest something?
It suggests to me that you might have a diathesis for bipolar disorder, even if mania has not occurred. If your physiology is more bipolar than it is unipolar, you might profit from taking drugs like Lamictal, Abilify, or lithium in combination with antidepressants. What you describe as depression does fit the bipolar type.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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