self-diagnose (yourself). Most people who do are usually
wrong and may attempt to "self-treat" [with alcohol or
drugs] their condition, which may not be wise. Get a good &
thorough diagnosis with a mental health professional. Then
learn as much about your condition as you can. Find as many
people in support & prayer, & healing groups & get your family
Any kind of mental illness can be looked up
on the Internet or library. You can talk to your primary care physician
about it & if they don't give you enough information, they can
refer you to someone. Here are two books that I've recently read about
mental illness or whatever they may be:
Making the
Antidepressant Decision, How to Choose the Right Treatment Option for
You or Your Loved One</strong>, Carol Turkington & Ekliot F.
Kaplan, M.D., Contemporary Books, A Division of McGraw-Hill co., © 2001
by The McGraw-Hill Companies, previously published as: Making the Prozac
Decision (1997).
This book goes through all the
therapies and drugs and even the Herbal remedies for depression, p;.
209-211. It tells us which new drugs to expect and the fact that the
future will produce many new types “ Today, researchers believe there
may be at least 14 different serotonin receptors, and they are currently
developing compounds that either block or stimulate these receptors in
different patterns.
Using DNA technology, scientists can isolated
one receptor and screen it to see which chemical affects it. Pp.215-217.
“…combine medications in new ways …Paxil, Zoloft, or Prozac with the
beta-blocker pindolol (Visken) in an attempt to block the serotonin 1A
receptors, which might boost the antidepressant effects of SSRIs.
Edronax
(Reboxetine) and Other Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (NARIs)”. P.
217.
“ Neurokinin-1 Receptors, Dopamine, Flesinoxan, Suinepitron,
Surcector (Amineptine), P.218
Aurorex (Moclobemide). This reversible
inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type A (RIMAs) is among a new group of
antidepressants that are more selective and reversible than older
MAOIs….dietary restrictions…aren’t necessary., INN 00835, &
Substance P Blockers. p219. “
When Going
Through Hell…Don’t Stop! A Survivor’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and
Clinical Depression</strong>, Douglas Bloch, Pallas
Communications, Portland, Oregon, © 2000 by Douglas Bloch.
4226 NE
23rds Ave, Portland, OR 97211, (503) 284-2848; fax: (503) 284-6754; dbloch@teleport.com, www.teleport.com/~dbloch.
"Manic-Depressive Illness (Bipolar disorder). When
you're high it's tremendous. The ideas and feelings are fast and
frequent like shooting stars and you follow them until you find better
and brighter ones. Shyness goes. The right words and gestures are
suddenly there, the power to captivate others is a felt certainty.
Feelings of ease, intensity, power, well-being, financial omnipotence
and euphoria pervade one's marrow." Page 142, "Mania leads to
depression, which leads to mania which becomes depression, etc. This
extreme flip-flop of mood between peaks and valleys is extremely
dangerous, as shown by the fact that 20 to 25 percent of untreated manic
depressives (including many of the artists listed earlier) commit
suicide. Fortunately, manic depression is highly treatable, due to ..."
Page
143: Cyclothymia is a milder form of manic depression, characterized by
hypomania (a mild form of mania) alternating with mild bouts of
depression, The symptoms are similar to those of bipolar illness but
less severe."
I hope this will give you enough information to
pique your interest in doing your own research.
