Does depression come and go?
Question:
I had counselling and medication and was properly back on my feet by January. I got back together with my boyfriend and everything has been great since then.
However in the last 2 weeks I've started being really up and down and the last two days have felt like when I was depressed - not at its worse, when I couldnt get out of bed, but I'm nasty, unsociable and really insecure and jealous around my boyfriend. The best way I can describe it is like I'm a sick cat with its claws out - when he comes near me I bite and spit when really I want him to look after me!
Will this go away or should I go back on the counselling/meds route before it get worse? What do I say to my bf? It feels worse that just a bad mood because there's no particular reason for it.
Answers:
Make an appointment with your counselor before it gets worse. If your boyfriend is supportive, he'll realize you're getting the help you need.
I just saw your update, and I want to ask if you went off them without a doctor's advice or with a doctor's advice? If it's the former, then go back on them for as long as your doctor determines you need them. It looks like it was the former, since I gathered you were only on them for about three to six months.
Depression medications are not something you should go off of that quickly. If you have such a problem with depression once, it's not likely to just go away. Your mind will always have the chemical imbalance, and you may need to stay on medications for life. When things are all going well, it may seem that the depression is gone, but when things start to go a little worse, your mind goes back to coping the same way it did before. Depression is a disease, and it takes a lot of care.
Explain what's going on to your boyfriend and get back on the meds. Yes depression can "come back" when left untreated. Remember any organic disease can go into partial or temporary remission. Not sure why you stopped taking your medication. Check with your doctor before stopping any prescription meds.
Depression has all different types of cycles. Some days are good and some days are bad. You never know what you are going to get. Be honest with your bf because thats the only way it will work out. You may want to go back to counseling in the meantime.
Yes, depression can come about in episodes. I have struggled with depression since I was in 5th grade and am now 27. Medication and therapy can help and I suggest that you look into both, they can help quite a bit in alleviating symptoms of depression and help you learn healthy coping mechanisms.
Best of Luck to You.
Something had to have happened in your past to make you start feeling this way. I don't think you need medication, but a therapist would help greatly. My therapist has helped me with a similar situation, and I'm much better then I used to be. I was mentally and physically abused as a child. I didn't start to get help until 2 years ago. It does get worse if it goes untreated. I wish you the best of luck!!
Go back on your meds before you ruin your life. I stopped taking my medication after 16 years and within a year lost everything.
Possibly. Maybe you need to see your doctor. He/she can help you overcome this.
Are you still on medication.? If not maybe you should go back on it...If you are on medication this should go away...don't feel down.think happy thoughts
unfortunately depression can come and go but as you've treated yours before it shouldnt be too hard to treat again
tell your bf ur history of depression, which will explain to him why you are being angry at him without meaning to. if you dont tell him about it he may think you are being genuinely angry towards him, which wouldnt be good!
then you will have his support
also go and see your doctor- they should have your history of depression in your file and ask what you should do next
it may jst be that you're too stressed out and need a break. you could be putting the emotions associated with your stress down to your depression, as it is always in the back of your mind.
i hope you get it sorted
xXx
In my own experience with mild forms of depression, (although nothing chronic) it can be triggered by things that would usually have absolutely no effect on you, but at certain (usually completely random) times can be just devastating. Sometimes there's no apparent cause at all, but if the medication works for you, then get back on it. Nobody wants to be medicated, but it's better than the alternative.
As for your present depression, it doesn't sound like anything out of the ordinary for people who suffer from depression (although I'm no psychiatrist) so you should be fine for now. You'll probably be miserable for a little while, but if you're open about it and don't let it overwhelm you should see a lapse in the depression for a while, and hopefully by that time the medication will have taken effect.
Hope everything works out for the best.
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