http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/depression/ Latest NetWellness content for Depression en-us Copyright 2007 NetWellness.org Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:12:14 PST http://www.netwellness.org/images/logo/nwlogosmall.gif http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/depression/ <b>Question</b>: I am a Cutter and I cant seem to stop from cutting myself I do it daily and I do it when I feel sad mad and angery and well just about everything what should I do about this I cant tell anyone about this I just added some new cuts to myself just like ten minuets ago is there anything that you can te . . .<p><b>Answer</b>: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. This question would be better answered in the <a href="http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/anxietya/">Anxiety and Stress Disorders</a> topic. Please look in that topic for an answer to your question. <p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: NetWellness Staff ., Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77949.htm NetWellness Staff . Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77949.htm <b>Question</b>: I was diagnosed Bipolar at the age of 17 after I began self mutalating. After years on meds to help the bipolar (which never got rid of the depression there for i would self medicate) I went to a new pysch and they told me it was not bipolar and put me on effexor xr after 6 months i felt like a norm . . .<p><b>Answer</b>: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. On this site, NetWellness experts try to answer general questions about health. Only a health professional performing a thorough clinical exam is able to evaluate your symptoms. <p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: NetWellness Staff ., Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77820.htm NetWellness Staff . Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:03:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77820.htm <b>Question</b>: Hello there, i am a guy in my early twenties, i loved learning i love chemistry, maths ,physics , computer science, hacking ^o^, and lately astronomy and cosmology i have spent most of my life online, and literaly living inside it. Now lately i feel so empty i realized i had no friends, no girl frie . . .<p><b>Answer</b>: Reply You are describing a set of symptoms that may be consistent with major depression. You should go to your primary care doctor for an evaluation, because you may also have some other problem contributing to these symptoms. Talk with your doctor about treatment and possibly a referral to a mental . . .<p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: Lawson Wulsin MD, Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77525.htm Lawson Wulsin MD Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:02:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77525.htm <b>Question</b>: Can job loss result in post traumatic stress disorder? <p><b>Answer</b>: Job loss, if traumatic, could be stressful enough to serve as the trigger for the development of PTSD. If you suspect job loss has contributed to symptoms of PTSD, a psychological or psychiatric evaluation is the next step and a good investment. The sooner you treat those symptoms, the less they wil . . .<p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: Lawson Wulsin MD, Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77573.htm Lawson Wulsin MD Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:02:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77573.htm <b>Question</b>: For the past two-three years I have had bouts of depression and anxiety. I don`t know what to do or how to inform someone I need help. <p>I also have had borderline like symptoms for the past two years. I have experienced low self-esteem, obsession (clinging to one friend until I lose them or hate . . .<p><b>Answer</b>: The best answer for the troubling symptoms you describe is a carefully chosen course of psychotherapy. The therapy should help you first understand these complicated feelings and behaviors and then help you communicate with those you care about so they too can understand you. Then you may learn how . . .<p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: Lawson Wulsin MD, Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77247.htm Lawson Wulsin MD Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:01:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/77247.htm <b>Question</b>: I was diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety a year and a half ago when I started the nursing program, but never had any symptoms before that. I`m wondering if this was caused by the stress of school and will resolve or if it was always there and will have to be on medicine for the rest of my life. A . . .<p><b>Answer</b>: It's hard to know if stress played a role in the onset of your depression and anxiety. Often it does, but the course of depression and anxiety depends on how you treat it and how you manage stressors that exacerbate it. So study with your doctor or therapist the factors which make your depression an . . .<p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: Lawson Wulsin MD, Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/76985.htm Lawson Wulsin MD Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:01:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/76985.htm <b>Question</b>: Hi for about a few years now i have been diagnosed with depression. In the begining just before my diagnosis i had a lot of issues with sleep, emotions and other various things related. After getting on the proper medication and starting an intense exercise routine i felt very mellow and happy. In t . . .<p><b>Answer</b>: Possibly your quickest route to better sleep is to resume your intense exercise routine. If you do that and get yourself to bed regularly, but your falling sleep does not improve, you should call your doctor and ask for a short course of a sleep medication until you can see your doctor for a more in . . .<p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: Lawson Wulsin MD, Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/76347.htm Lawson Wulsin MD Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:12:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/76347.htm <b>Question</b>: Hello, I have been on antidepressants (Wellbutrin and Celexa) for many years. I have since quit drinking all alcohol for more than 2 years. I do believe much of my depression was from my heavy drinking. How can I slowly wean off my meds. to see if my depression is finally at bay without meds.? <p><b>Answer</b>: Your risk for a recurrence off medications should be lower without alcohol, so that's a helpful step. Whether you should stop your medications altogether depends on what other risk factors may contribute to a recurrence, such as:<br />&nbsp;<br />a) other medical illnesses, <br />b) other psychiatri . . .<p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: Lawson Wulsin MD, Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/76077.htm Lawson Wulsin MD Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:11:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/76077.htm <b>Question</b>: If mental illness (depression, &quot;cutter&quot;) runs in my family, how likely that my children will inherit this trait? <p><b>Answer</b>: Since "mental illness" is an extremely complicated phenomenon, you can rest assured that it cannot be passed along in a single (or even a few genes). And most mental illness is only partially inherited, requiring some environmental factors (trauma, substance abuse, chronic stress) to make the illnes . . .<p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: Lawson Wulsin MD, Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/76014.htm Lawson Wulsin MD Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:11:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/76014.htm <b>Question</b>: I am taking Savella. I have tried numerous other anti-depressants, for migraine, and Savella is the first that actually seems to be working. I have also tried a host of other meds. So switching to another one is not the answer. Although Savella is reported to be weight neutral, or even cause weight . . .<p><b>Answer</b>: You're doing the right things to combat the weight gain. You could work with your doctor to see if adjusting the dose stops the weight gain or if a second medication might help. Topiramate can be helpful for both pain and weight gain. I don't have experience with Savella, but a specialist in fibromy . . .<p><b>Ask an Expert</b>: Lawson Wulsin MD, Depression http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/75729.htm Lawson Wulsin MD Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:10:00 EST http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/75729.htm