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What is the differeance with chronic depression and depression?

I wnat to know the difference and is clincical depression the same as chronic depression?
Im 14 F
And i have been diagnosed with chronic depression and in not sure what exactly that means?
And what the differance between normal depression and chronic dep
Thanks

Answer 1:

Normal depression would be over a situation or trauma such as a parent dying. In that situation you may go through a period of varying degrees of depression for maybe a year or less. Antidepressants help both kinds. Chronic depression is more clinical rather than situational meaning the serotonin levels in the brain are naturally low for some reason and they need to be addressed with long term medication, perhaps for life but not necessarily. I hope you haven't but if you have been subjected to abuse of any kind be honest with you doctor about it if at all possible. This is very important. The antidepressants won't work to cover up feelings and these type go deep within you. Anyway , best of luck to you. You are young and have a whole wonderful life ahead of you. Choose happiness for your mood for yourself as often as you can, it really is a choice. ;~)

Answer 2:

Chronic depression is a long lasting type of clinical depression, it is usually caused by underlying factors and antidepressants can be tried. It is quite rare at only 14.

Answer 3:

chronic is not necessarily more severe but it pretty much means you will most likely have to take medication for it.
depression itself could come from anything and usually doesn't need medication. it could occur from stress, an occurance, and its one of the five stages of coping.
both are bad, but chronic i'd say is a more medically involved.

Answer 4:

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How do you treat chronic back pain after having an epidural?

I had an epi with my last birth 2 years ago and have suffered chronic back pain since. Have seen a chiro and physio but the pain is still there.

Answer 1:

An orthopedic doc is worth seeing. You might just need custom arch supports!

There is a series of three epidural shots which are used to treat this back problem. They usually work, but not until after the third shot. Ask you doc about this.

If these solutions don't work, there are other solutions, up to and including severing the nerve which is causing the problem. Keep talking with your doc, and don't give up!

Answer 2:

I want suggest you , if who are female and they might using some medicine for controlling to birth and they have not minsuration in timely also they are suffering from this disies but I am not sure ........please ask to the Doctor , don't think siriously it will be solv .

Answer 3:

Unfortunately I have been going through the same thing for the past 11 years after having an epidural with the birth of my daughter. I take ibuprofen 3 times a day, get massages regularly & have seen a pain manaagement doctor on & off. I also use a heat pack on it at night when I sleep & have tried muscle relaxers in the past. Other than that there is not much the doctors can do other than put you on strong pain medicine & give cortisone shots.

Answer 4:

I don't think that and epidural would cause long term back pain unless done improperly. Have you had Xrays or MRI? MRI will find source of most problems. It would be hard to recommend treatment without know the source of your problem. Could be muscular, spinal, a disc problem, or number of other things. Ask doc for MRI if you haven't had one.

Your Dr. can also give you literature on treating and preventing back pain. There are many stretches and excercises you can do to prevent back pain and injury.

What is the difference between status migrainous, chronic daily headache, and transformed migraines?

I have migraines that seem to go on forever and I don't react well to treatment. When I'm not having pain, I'm having the other symptoms. I had a headache specialist who said I had Chronic Daily Headache and Migraines. How can I be sure that they're just regular migraines with chronic daily headaches?

Answer 1:

I have found the following in the net today as I search on and try to answer your queries;

Below lists some of the major headache types:

* Migraine
* Muscle Contraction Headache/Acute Tension Type Headache
* Chronic Daily Headache
* Cluster Headache
* Ice Pick/Ice Cream Headache
* Sinister Headache: Meningitis/Subarachnoid Haemorrhage/Cranial Arteritis
* Facial Headache: Acute Sinusitis, Post Herpetic Neuralgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Temporomandibular Joint

Today, despite the toll headaches still take on millions of people around the world, we have made enormous progress in treating them. New medications, combined with nondrug therapies, are preventing, stopping or managing some of the toughest headaches around.

Tension headache
Tension headache is the most common type of headache. Two out of three people will have at least one tension headache in their lifetime.

Sinus headaches: Sinus headaches are associated with a deep and constant pain in the cheekbones, forehead or bridge of the nose.

Ice-cream headache
Eating something very cold can cause a sharp pain in the middle of your forehead or over one temple. People who get migraines may be more likely to get an ice-cream headache — so-named because it comes on immediately after eating ice-cream.

Migraine headache
Three times as many women (15 per cent) as men (5 per cent) suffer from migraine, and hormones are thought to play a significant role.

Cluster headache
Cluster headaches are relatively uncommon and tend to mainly affect men.

Vascular headaches
Vascular headaches are related to blood vessels; includes migraines and cluster headaches.

Secondary headaches
A secondary headache is a side effect of another disorder.

Hormone headache
Some women experience severe headaches including migraines at times when their hormones fluctuate, for example, around the time of their period each month or around the time of ovulation.

Chronic progressive headaches
Also called traction or inflammatory headaches, chronic progressive headaches get worse and happen more often over time.

Eye strain headache
If you have visual problems that have not been addressed by prescription glasses or contact lenses, you can get an eye strain headache, which typically causes pain and a weighty feeling around the eyes.

Temporo-mandibular joint headache
Some people may get muscle tension and pain related to a disorder of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ), the joint just in front of each ear, where your jaw bone connects to your skull.

Acute headaches
Seen in children, these are headaches that occur suddenly and for the first time and have symptoms that subside after a relatively short period of time.

Mixed headache syndrome
Also called transformed migraines, this is a combination of migraine and tension headaches. Both adults and children experience this type of headache.

What is causing this chronic pain in my lower abdomen?

Every year, around this time, I get chronic pains in my lower abdomen, just below the belly button. This pain is accompanied by diarrhea and the pain is mild to moderate--depends on how my day is going or how it has gone. Please, help me figure out what could be causing this pain, and please, help me figure out any at-home-remedies that may stop the pain or ease it's passing.

Answer 1:

What makes your question difficult to answer is the time of year factor. I don't know of anything in and of itself that would give you abdominal pain that is accompanied by or caused by the time of year.

Are you changing your diet or activity level? Does the pain and diarrhea come at other times of the year also but not as bad? There has to be something else that is triggering this, I think.

If you are having some strange reaction to the time of year, try getting the lamps that are recommended for people that become depressed due to the shortening of days. You need light that mimics natural sunlight, not just more lamps. You can find them if you do a search on seasonal affective disorder light or lamp. If that doesn't work, try talking to your doctor.

Answer 2:

Need to know if any headaches?

How do you explain chronic illness and adoption to a child?

I have Fibromyalgia and my wife has CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) We've both been suffering for a long time. We have a 5 year old child together whom we love very much, however because of our illness and her behavioral problems we will be giving her up for adoption this March.
What's the best way to go about explaining to her why this is happening?
Are their any easy ways to explain these diseases to a child so they understand?
It's very stressful. Thanks for your help.

Answer 1:

i find it strange that someone with fms would tell someone else that they shoudl be able to take cae of a child despite the fms

i have fms--i can't take care of a child--i had hoped to adopt a sibling group--but i can't even take care of myslef ........

anyone who really has fms understands that it is a spectrum--from being able to work and raise children (like i used to be able to do when i first had symtoms--to being bed ridden)

you don't say you chose to have a child after becomiing so sick--you may have not been sick when you became parnets or honetsly thought you could do it.

who ever is handling the adoption should be helping with the transistion...its their job to know how to do it

Answer 2:

I'm just curious.. but if both of you are suffering so bad, why did you have a child to begin with? It's going to hurt your child, a lot, to find out that you're just going to get rid of her. If you were going to give her up for adoption, you should have done it when she was a baby. No matter what you say to her, she's going to be heartbroken.

I have Fibromyalgia too. Yes, really. And I don't see how it would prevent you from caring for your child. It sucks sometimes, sure, but it's not her fault you guys had/kept her.


Edit: I don't think that girl down there read my last sentence. ITS NOT THE BABIES FAULT THEY KEPT HER. He said they've both been suffering for a long time, which I'm going to assume means more than a year or two. If it was that bad, they didn't have to and shouldn't have. kaaaaaay?

Answer 3:

You really can't take care of her? And have no one in your family that can do it?
I'm terribly confused, how is the love for your child, your own flesh and blood, not powerful enough to overcome these obstacles. I think I would have to be dead before I would give up my baby. I know several people with CFS that lead essentially normal lives, with children and all. One is actually a single mom.



You will never be able to undo the damage of giving her up at a much older age than most adoptees, however my only advice is to tell her how much you love her and that you are too sick to love and take care of her as much as she deserves.

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