Posts Tagged ‘Symptoms’

Signs of Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression is an often undiagnosed, but extremely serious illness that affects many women after giving birth. Part of the reason so many women do not seek help for postpartum depression is that it is completely normal for a woman to experience mood swings after having a baby. this is often called baby blues and [...]

Bipolar Disorder Medications – Why You Should Not Use Antidepressants

Bipolar disorder is a mental disease that moves you up and down between enthusiasm and obsession and even desperate gloominess. And as though these two aren't horrible enough on their own, bipolar disorder may choose from time to time to mix them both up in your mind. why else do you think so many people [...]

What is Bipolar Anxiety – Is Bipolar Anxiety Dangerous?

As defined in Wikipedia: Bipolar anxiety or disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood clinically referred to as mania or, if milder, hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed [...]

Menopause and Depression

Many women experience bouts of depression as they approach menopause. as a matter of fact, midlife can be considered a period of increased risk for depression in women, the majority taking place in the years during the transition through the menopausal years. This period of time is associated with gradual declines in estrogen levels, which [...]

Introduction to Soaring & Crashing – My Bipolar Adventures

I'm not a famous actress like Patty Duke (Anna Marie in they call me Anna) or Carrie Fisher (in the best Awful); or a gifted psychiatrist like Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison (in An Unquiet Mind); or a flamboyant, young journalist like Lizzie Simon (in Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D); or a notorious newswoman [...]

Depression – Reasons, Symptoms – What Can You Do?

Depression is a state of mind in which a person goes into extreme sadness for longer time and becomes very unstable. The person suffering from depression may feel really low and depressed all the time. there are many reasons due to which a person develops such a state of mind. Anyone suffering from depression need [...]

Natural Treatment Options for the Underlying Causes of Depression and Anxiety

This article is devoted to understanding the physical and emotional aspects of depression and anxiety. recent research indicates that prescription antidepressants are no more effective for mild to moderate depression than a sugar pill. Read on to find support that really works to correct the root cause of depression. and leave the harsh side effects [...]

Treating Depression – Instruction Manual

To initiate recovery you first need to realize and accept, if you already haven't, that depression, as any mental disorder, has its biological causes and therefore you should not blame yourself or your brain for feeling the way you do when depressed, but rather focus this effort into resolving and addressing the problem. Acknowledging this [...]

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder – What You Should Know

Diagnosing bipolar disorderis not as straightforward as other diagnosis. This is due to the fact that up to now, there is no definite medical test that can be used to point clearly at the disorder. there are numerous other health disorders and diseases that may make an individual to have symptoms that are similar to [...]