Late Onset Depression

Question: Really late onset for post partum depression? My daughter just turned one. I am expecting our second baby in June. I've been feeling "out of it" and just mentally fuzzy since about December (got pregnant in Sept). I used to have bipolar symptoms about 3 years ago, I was on meds, didn't need them anymore and have been fine since. I am going to the doc, but I want to know what you think. Could it be post partum depression? Even though I don't feel "depressed?" Or could it be that the pregnancy knocked my brain chemicals out of sync? Or could it be the bipolar stuff resurfacing? I feel like I can't keep up with house work and I think I should be able to seeing that I only have one kid. And when I sit down to rest (pregnancy makes me really tired), I feel guilty. And I get very angry sometimes. I don't take it out on my daughter or anything, but I hate the way the anger makes me feel. What does this sound like to you? Help please. Thanks.

Answer: Honey you can have PND any time up to 18 months after delivery, You need to rest and do some fun things for yourself. It does get easier, but you must try to relax the anger so baby doesn't end up with anger issues. I know how you feel, just rest as much as possible

Question: When is the latest post partum depression can show up? My daughter turned a year old 2 weeks ago. I am 21 weeks pregnant with kid 2. When is the latest post partum depression can show up? Please site your source as I'd like to read up more on late onset PPD. Also, could be a sort of pre partum depression brought on by the baby I'm pregnant with now?

Answer: It's definately possible that you are depressed but I don't think it can be definately attributed to your children. Either way, the finger pointing isn't necessary. If you think you need help you can speak with your doctor or mental health professional. Some meds are safe during pregnancy.

Question: can mental illness have a late onset? can a person develop bipolar or manic depression in their 30's as a result of a stressful trigger experience in life?

Answer: sure it can happen.When I was in nursing school doing my pych rotation we met an aid there who told us stories of it happening to ppl all the time.One little thing just broke them and change them forever.So, sometimes it can just take one little thing to set it off in some ppl.I think we all suffer from a little mental illness no one is perfect..

Question: Could a sudden onset of depression be caused by a lingering side effect of anesthesia a month or so later? My son had a sudden onset of depression and anxiety yesterday and is still going through it. I spoke with him and was very unsure what to say and how to handle the situation. He said he just didn't know what was wrong and he couldn't seem to shake it. This was all coming from a 25 year old who has always been very confident and never been this way ever a day in his life. He has been very successful in his job, which he does have a fairly new position in a new town, which he doesn't like, but has done great at anyway. Someone mentioned to him that they heard before sometimes anesthesia can leave side effects afterwards like depression and I just wondered if there was a possibility it could have effected him in this way. He has actually had a couple of minor procedures with anesthesia in the past few months.

Answer: no

Question: PPD late onset? Is it possible for post partum depression to show up two months or so later?

Answer: Definitely. It just depends on each idividual's "breaking" point. My daughter was abuot 3 mos when it hit me but it didn't last long. Just take a break, take some time to take care of yourself. even if it just means a bubble bath while baby sleeps or puting on your make-up to go check the mail. Cheer up sweetie. It's very overwhelming, but you'll feel better soon. If you need to, talk to your hubby and see what he can do more or someone else you can count on. Last resort, if nothing else works, then call your dr.

Question: My brain is messed up...? I think I have some sort of anxiety disorder, ADD, OCPD, Asperger's, Tourette's, depression, late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia, I think everyone's out to get me, for instance, I think all my "friends" hate me, though I'm not sure. I would say all the reasons that I think I have all of these, but it would take too long, and I'm too lazy. What should I do? Also, could having anxiety make me think I have all these? The reasons I think I have Aspergers are that I don't really understand social interactions, I always correct others' grammar, and didn't really realize how condescending it can be until someone pointed it out to me, I am very clumsy, and I don't like eye contact. There are probably more that I can't remember now. Oh and I get, like, addicted to things, like songs, I play them over and over and memorize the lyrics, and if I see a piano and can't play it, it makes me feel anxious. Also, figurative language and meanings of stories and the like go right over my head almost always. I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but I am very good at remembering things in science, maybe because I'm interested in it, but I cannot add/subtract/multiply/divide in my head, and I cannot write(mostly creative writing is extremely difficult. I can write research papers fairly well, not greatly, but anecdotes are pretty much equally as hard as creative assignments- extremely difficult) for my life. I think I have ADD because I compulsively procrastinate, I can't ever concentrate, what I'm doing right now(on the computer at 1:19), I get really distracted almost constantly and forget things extremely easily, unless the memory is really important or somehow locked forever. Oh, and my handwriting is pretty bad for a girl. It's legible most of the time, but very messy. I think I have OCPD or OCD (a mild version) because I am a perfectionist, even though I try not to care. I'll repaint my nails over and over until they're perfect, or I will just take off the nailpolish, because it nothers me a lot. I always correct grammar, even though I try to stop. Sometimes I will go on cleaning binges. Once I tried to organize our entire kitchen except for the freezer for fear of wasting too much energy, though it didn't last long, to my dismay, and sometimes I will stay up late cleaning my room. When I get magazines, I have to read them cover to cover in one sitting. I don't really think I have Tourette's. I have more like compulsions. I open my eyes wide to let in a bunch of air, I tense up the back of my neck, and I cough or do this weird, low laugh, all many times a day.

Answer: "I think I have ADD because I compulsively procrastinate, I can't ever concentrate, what I'm doing right now(on the computer at 1:19), I get really distracted almost constantly and forget things extremely easily, unless the memory is really important or somehow locked forever." Executive dysfunction. Very common in AS. The bane of my life. "Oh, and my handwriting is pretty bad for a girl. It's legible most of the time, but very messy." Also common in AS. "I think I have OCPD or OCD (a mild version) because I am a perfectionist, even though I try not to care. I'll repaint my nails over and over until they're perfect, or I will just take off the nailpolish, because it nothers me a lot. I always correct grammar, even though I try to stop. Sometimes I will go on cleaning binges. Once I tried to organize our entire kitchen except for the freezer for fear of wasting too much energy, though it didn't last long, to my dismay, and sometimes I will stay up late cleaning my room. When I get magazines, I have to read them cover to cover in one sitting." Could be OCTs (obsessive-compulsive traits). These are common in autistic people. "I don't really think I have Tourette's. I have more like compulsions. I open my eyes wide to let in a bunch of air, I tense up the back of my neck, and I cough or do this weird, low laugh, all many times a day." Possibly signs of AS: repetitive motor mannerisms. Anxiety and mild paranoia are commonly comorbid with AS.

Question: How do families who hunt deal with issues of depression, or onset of dementia in the elderly? People who hunt obviously have access to firearms which are frequently used to commit suicide. As people get older, or just sometimes for reasons no one understands, one of the family members may not be trustworthy with firearms anymore. How do these families deal with this problem? I ask because one of my grandfathers had a stroke, he later found my uncles shotgun and more or less went hunting... in the driveway. Fortunately no one got hurt. On a more somber note, my other grandfather committed suicide with a pistol that he bought despite our family already having removed all his firearms. I am now suffering from depression, and I don't want to sell my guns, but I also don't want to make a rash decision some night. What can I do? I keep them locked up in a nice safe so no one else can get them, but the problem is that I know the combination to the safe (and it can't be changed). I ask this question in hunting rather than the mental health category because I think the audience who sees these questions may be better suited to answer this question.

Answer: If you feel that you cannot safely handle firearms, put them in the safe hands of a trustworthy family member, seek counseling/medication, and then get your firearms back and you are fine. It sounds harsh, but if you decide to kill yourself, you will kill yourself in some way that might not involve a firearm. I went through a period of depression six years ago that did the same thing to me, I had my Ruger Redhawk under my chin and was ready to take the top of my head off (along with a portion of the ceiling). My now fiance stopped me. But then again, I had real world problems: I was broke, I thought my girlfriend (now fiance) didn't love me, I had no friends. Guess what? I survived, and broke free from my little spell of depression. Seek counseling. Depression sucks (and blows), but it shouldn't stop your life. You CAN solve it. It doesn't mean that you are going to kill yourself. Sorry to hear about your depression, but do what everyone else would do... build a goddamn bridge and get over it! Family history effects everything, but you need to jump on the depression. This really belonged in the mental health section by the way...

Question: I would like to find out how to get free nascar merchandise for a diehard fan I know who has the disease hd? What is Huntington's Disease? Huntington's disease (HD) results from genetically programmed degeneration of brain cells, called neurons, in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance. HD is a familial disease, passed from parent to child through a mutation in the normal gene. Each child of an HD parent has a 50-50 chance of inheriting the HD gene. If a child does not inherit the HD gene, he or she will not develop the disease and cannot pass it to subsequent generations. A person who inherits the HD gene will sooner or later develop the disease. Whether one child inherits the gene has no bearing on whether others will or will not inherit the gene. Some early symptoms of HD are mood swings, depression, irritability or trouble driving, learning new things, remembering a fact, or making a decision. As the disease progresses, concentration on intellectual tasks becomes increasingly difficult and the patient may have difficulty feeding himself or herself and swallowing. The rate of disease progression and the age of onset vary from person to person. A genetic test, coupled with a complete medical history and neurological and laboratory tests, helps physicians diagnose HD. Presymptomic testing is available for individuals who are at risk for carrying the HD gene. In 1 to 3 percent of individuals with HD, no family history of HD can be found. Is there any treatment? Physicians prescribe a number of medications to help control emotional and movement problems associated with HD. Most drugs used to treat the symptoms of HD have side effects such as fatigue, restlessness, or hyperexcitability. It is extremely important for people with HD to maintain physical fitness as much as possible, as individuals who exercise and keep active tend to do better than those who do not. What is the prognosis? At this time, there is no way to stop or reverse the course of HD. Now that the HD gene has been located, investigators are continuing to study the HD gene with an eye toward understanding how it cause disease in the human body.

Answer: Try contacting the person's favorite racing team through their web site. Tell them your friend's story and see if they will help.

Question: Social anxiety? depression? thyroid problem??? ? Heres a little bit of my history... I grew up a happy child .. my environment was a little stressful with my parents fighting and arguing all the time... I remember thinking I wish they would just get a divorce. Besides that I had alot of friends and alot of fun with them.. I was kind of a class clown, very social.. Lets see... It all started at the end of middle school I started getting stressed at home alot from my parents so I would go out with my friends to smoke weed and get away from the stress. One day I tried smoking meth, for a total of 2 times that weekend. Up until then smoking weed had been fun and relaxing... but over time I started to become withdrawn from school and I would always ditch to go get high with friends.. I had still made some new friends but I wasnt as open around people. I started just going through the motions of school.. well things started to get worse.. after becoming withdrawn from strangers. I remember showing up to class high and hearing people talking about me. I became paranoid and stopped going to school, ..instead covinving a close group of friends to ditch with me and get high everyday. well eventually when i got high around them i would hear them talk trash about me too.(I now realize i was hallucinating.) I got kicked out of my house and moved to my sisters for a couple years. There i made no friends felt terrible anxiety around strangers and got very depressed. Eventually I stopped smoking for a while thinking that the weed was making me delusional. Things got somewhat better. I no longer had delusions. But was still very anxious and depressed. Well I returned to my home town 2 years later. I had promised when i left I would smoke with my told buddies upon my return. So I did, and my hallucinations were much worse this time.. It got to the point where i was hearing voices seeing things and getting messages from the tv.. full blown schizophrenia symptoms. I got checked into the mental clinic a few times. So... I stopped smoking weed after a few relapses and eventually stopped getting treated for schizophrenia and was treated for anxiety and depression.. medications .. therapy. st johns wort and many other natural remedies. Nothing worked. Now im in the military about 4 years from the initial onset. Tried more things... diet exercise more presciptions, meditation.Still anxious, although ive been working on it.. I can fake a little bit of confidence when trying to give a class. Single (surprized?) and still depressed.No real friends ..they all ditched me once they found out i was nuts. So I dont have much of a life at all. I've been wondering all this time What it could be. depression causing anxiety? Social anxiety that causes depression? Thyroid problem? Was it the drugs? The stress? here are my symptoms.. depressed most of the time, socially anxious, racing thoughts ..lazy-tired all of the time. sleep all day. When I become anxious i get the racing heart, sweaty palms, trouble breathing correctly, tremble, racing thoughts, difficulty concentrating, poor short term momory (but very good long term for some reason).. so thats that... Any one have any insight for me? Anything related to my story maybe? Man... I dont wanna have to put myself down like a sick dog. lol

Answer: "anxious i get the racing heart, sweaty palms, trouble breathing correctly, tremble, racing thoughts" indicate panic attacks, for which, treatments are shown in section 8, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris There are many things you can do to help treat your depression. Moderate exercise for at least 20 - 30 minutes, daily, and up to an hour. Brisk walking is good, and try to be mindful of the feeling your foot makes as it hits the ground: it is a relaxation technique. Also use daily, one of the relaxation methods in sections 2, 2.c, 2.i, or 11, and/or yoga, Tai Chi, and/or the EFT, in sections 2.q, 2.o, and section 53, at ezy-build, whichever works best for you. Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it. Also take a vitamin B complex which is certified as being 100% of natural origin; a deficiency in vitamin B9 (folic acid, or folate) is known to cause depression. Around 30% - 40% of depressed people have low vitamin B12 levels. Depressed females using the contraceptive pill may benefit from vitamin B6 supplements. Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain). As options, if desired, either SAMe, or Inositol (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets, or mail order: view section 55 at ezy-build ). Initially, at least, some form of counselling, preferably either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy. Co-counselling is shown in the first 3 pages of section 2, or online therapy, or even talking with someone you feel comfortable with, and a much more detailed post is on page R. Self confidence is addressed in section 38, and social anxiety in section 9. Long term use of marijuana is known to permanently affect short term memory, adversely, and shrink the emotional centres of the brain. View section 40, on schizophreniform disorders, and try the alternative treatment for 6 months. AVOID DRUGS! See section 52.

Question: Can you die from SSRI withdrawal? I've been taking Lexapro for years and stopped cold turkey and about two weeks later I'm feeling miserable. I feel physically sick and have increased depression/anxiety. I'm worried about dying, is this a possibility? I've been to the emergency room two days ago from a severe panic attack that started all my symptoms. The onset was sudden. Am I going to be alright?

Answer: You have GOT to get a doctor to prescribe you a take-down drug to get off your SSRI. Withdrawal can be fatal.