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20 Year Old With Constant Mood Swings, Getting Angry, Crying Spells. Need Help
i am a 20 year old gal..i have constant mood swings. one minute i'll be happy and the next minute i'm sad.....i get irritated very soon,and tend to yell at people for no fault of theirs.i hate to see people who are happy,and i hate people who achieve things..i constantly get the feeling that i'm not loved,no one cares for me.i feel like i'm a failure.i don't have many friends,just two of them.people dont like me..i cry very often,and for silly reasons,sometimes i don't seem to know the reason i cry...i cant think about my future..
i wanna change.i'm really worried about how to get out of all this, what will happen to me if i dont start planning for my future
i wanna change.i'm really worried about how to get out of all this, what will happen to me if i dont start planning for my future
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Sun, 14 Apr 2013
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Hi,
thanks for using healthcare magic.
Your symptoms are due to depression, unipolar or bipolar. Personality disorder has to be ruled out.
You need to consult psychiatrist for detailed evaluation and casework.
Meanwhile you can try stress management techniques like breathing exercise, yoga , meditation for control of stress.
You may be benefited with antidepressant drugs like sertraline or escitalopram under cover of mood stabilizers.
thanks
thanks for using healthcare magic.
Your symptoms are due to depression, unipolar or bipolar. Personality disorder has to be ruled out.
You need to consult psychiatrist for detailed evaluation and casework.
Meanwhile you can try stress management techniques like breathing exercise, yoga , meditation for control of stress.
You may be benefited with antidepressant drugs like sertraline or escitalopram under cover of mood stabilizers.
thanks
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Hello
Welcome to health care magic
I can understand your situation. I appreciate your effort to seek online support.
As per your details, you are possibly having "depressive episode".
For this, consult a psychiatrist for detailed evaluation. Following treatment strategies would be helpful-
1) Antidepressants like SSRIs (escitalopram, sertarline, paroxetine etc)
2) Antianxiety agents like clonazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam etc
3) Psychotherapy/ Counselling sessions
4) Relaxation techniques like yoga, meditation, deep breathing etc
Hope it helps
Good luck
Regards
Dr. Gourav Monga
Consultant Psychiatrist
Welcome to health care magic
I can understand your situation. I appreciate your effort to seek online support.
As per your details, you are possibly having "depressive episode".
For this, consult a psychiatrist for detailed evaluation. Following treatment strategies would be helpful-
1) Antidepressants like SSRIs (escitalopram, sertarline, paroxetine etc)
2) Antianxiety agents like clonazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam etc
3) Psychotherapy/ Counselling sessions
4) Relaxation techniques like yoga, meditation, deep breathing etc
Hope it helps
Good luck
Regards
Dr. Gourav Monga
Consultant Psychiatrist
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Hello
Welcome to HCM
You are 20 years old and you have constant mood swings with happiness and sadness of mood. You have problem of easy irritability, anger outbursts, you have feeling of not being loved, no one care for you or helplessness, feeling of worthlessness, you have few friends and crying spells are also present in you. You seems to be hopeless about future. From your symptomatology I can easily tell you that you are having some Depressive disorder in moderate to severe category. I would advise you to visit a Psychiatrist for exert evaluation. It can be treated easily with medicines like SSRI or SNRI such as Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Sertaline or Venlafexine, Desvenlafexine etc.
Cognitive therapy is also equally effective in depression. So please consult a Psychiatrist.
Thanks
Welcome to HCM
You are 20 years old and you have constant mood swings with happiness and sadness of mood. You have problem of easy irritability, anger outbursts, you have feeling of not being loved, no one care for you or helplessness, feeling of worthlessness, you have few friends and crying spells are also present in you. You seems to be hopeless about future. From your symptomatology I can easily tell you that you are having some Depressive disorder in moderate to severe category. I would advise you to visit a Psychiatrist for exert evaluation. It can be treated easily with medicines like SSRI or SNRI such as Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Sertaline or Venlafexine, Desvenlafexine etc.
Cognitive therapy is also equally effective in depression. So please consult a Psychiatrist.
Thanks
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