Once a depressive, always a depressive?

Posted by Libby on June 9, 2000, at 13:26:14

My diagnosis is major depression. My doc feels I have been depressed since adolescence and my family & friends unanimously agree that I have always been depressed, although infrequent manic episodes occur as well... For the past year, it seems like I am just juggling symptoms... What gets rid of the tearfulness creates sleep disturbances... What gets rid of the sleep disturbances causes weight gain... Is this what I have to look forward to for the rest of my life,
this constant trading of one symptom for another?
Do people who have been depressed for as long as me actually get well or just better?
Libby

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Once a depressive, always a depressive? Libby 6/9/00
Re: Once a depressive, always a depressive? Cari 6/9/00
Re: Once a depressive, always a depressive? JohnL 6/10/00
Always a depressive? - Not necessarily. Cam W. 6/10/00
Cam and family--you're in our thoughts Cindy W 6/10/00
Re: To Cam-Always a depressive? - Not necessarily. Brenda 6/10/00
Re: Once a depressive, always a depressive? Kerry 6/10/00
JohnL/Cam: Full remission is a dream shar 6/10/00
Re: Once a depressive, always a depressive? BW 6/12/00
To Cam-Always a depressive? . Kath 6/12/00
Re: To Cam-Always a depressive? . » Kath Cam W. 6/12/00
Re: JohnL/Cam: Full remission is a dream stjames 6/12/00
Re: JohnL/Cam: Full remission is a dream Greg 6/12/00
Re: Once a depressive, always? - Thanks - Libby 6/12/00
Re: JohnL/Cam: Full remission is a dream stjames 6/12/00
Re: To Cam-Always a depressive? . » Cam W. Kath 6/13/00
Full remission is a dream - disagree Tom 6/15/00
Full remission: what about physiology? » Tom shar 6/15/00
Re: Full remission: what about physiology? » shar Tom 6/16/00
Re: Full remission the illusion of control Libby 6/16/00
Re: Full remission the illusion of control » Libby Tom 6/16/00
Re: Full remission - motivation vs. pain Libby 6/16/00

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