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Yeah, it calms me down to some extent without adding to the depression, unlike Risperidone (which I used to take) which calmed me down but made me even more depressed. So the agitation and anxiety are sort of taken care of. I also exercise and do relaxation techniques. But none of this helps with th...

Oh I have a long "career" of visiting different doctors and psychiatrists...basically, at the moment, there are 5 doctors I can go to to ask for advice and prescriptions. But the main one is a female doctor, a psychiatrist, and specialist in psychotherapy of the analytic-developmental kind...

I tried quitting ADs before but it felt horrible, so I had to get back on them. So, obviously, they do help to some extent. I'm sure it wasn't just the withdrawal, but the depression itself that made me feel that way. If I quit them now, I think it would be a catastrophy. Let me put it this way... O...

What if this IS the response and I'd be even worse (or dead) if I wasn't taking them? What if this is all that drugs can do?

Sorry, I didn't have time to read all the replies...But basically, yes, I was in hospital for 3 weeks, I did have an alcohol problem, but I've been sober for almost 3 months now, and I also quit smoking while in hospital. I am taking Cymbalta for depression and Promazine for agitation, as well as be...

If Prozac, Citalopram and Cymbalta haven't helped, what should the next step be? Wellbutrin? A tricyclic? An MAOI?

Well, I just hope that you can talk yourself out of this quagmire. I'm guessing you're not too fond of the different psychoanalytic schools of thought? Otherwise, you wouldn't be calling something that requires years of training and education, and that is generally much more effective in the long-t...

What do you mean? If it was just about the conscious, then we wouldn't be going in depth into my past and the things I'm censoring and repressing. She also told me to write down my dreams because they are supposed to be very helpful therapy-wise because we have much more insight into our unconscious...

What you are suggesting is closer to CBT than the kind of therapy I am in right now. My current psychiatrist and I am now working on my problems with developmental-analytical therapy. Most people might find CBT useful but I never did. I think in cases of chronic depression and low self-image, a ther...

Ok, so here's the deal. I've thought about this a great deal yesterday and today. I have always had problems getting over girls. I have never been in a relationship with one, I haven't even kissed one or had sex. But I have had strong feelings for quite a lot of them. Unfortunately, I was never luck...

I would like to demonstrate the fallacy and potential hazard of advising people to "do what their heart tells them to do". Friend A: "You know, I've been so depressed for such a long time. I've lost the optimism and joy I used to have. It seems like life doesn't have any sense and pur...

It's called sexual masochism. I have it too. I've had fantasies of being dominated by the opposite sex since I was about 7. I don't really know the reason for it. Unlike you, I can't trace it to any incidents or anything like that. It doesn't pose any problems for me. I am actually grateful for this...

This is more of a medical issue than psychological, but it might have something to do with my depression and anxiety issues so I'll post it here anyway. Today is World Diabetes Day so they invited people to get their blood-sugar levels checked out at the local hospital. I went out of curiosity and b...

Love is an evolutionary biochemical reaction and mechanism that ensures the reproduction of the species. It's one of the most basic and primitive, but also one of the strongest emotions.

There, to put things into perspective, from a purely scientific and materialistic point of view.

Thanks for all the support and advice. I don't feel any strong cravings for alcohol and feel much much better. I still get depressed but not as much as before. Yesterday, I got very depressed though. I took some diazepam (Valium generic), went for a fast walk, did some studying for uni, then I was s...