What are the chances that chronic depression leads to schizoprenia?
Someone close to me has been battling depression for 17 years now. She is doing a good job, has held on to a demanding job for 4 years now. Though her performance at work are highly erratic. Periods of poor apathetic performance interspersed with periods of high performance.
She shows sympotm of chronic depression, withdraws from social life, has low energy, can spend days in bed, is messy etc.She's on medication too.
I fear that the next phase will be schizoprenia. She's 32 now and has been suffering from depression since she was 15.
Answer 1:
The symptoms of "Though her performance at work are highly erratic. Periods of poor apathetic performance interspersed with periods of high performance." suggest that she is bipolar.Depressives don't move on to schizophrenia. They move on to suicide.
The danger with medicines is that they give you the energy to do what you need to do. And anyone that says "suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem" has never battled depression for 17 years. They just don't understand.
She probably needs assistance with affairs of daily living; if you are battling depression, you can't keep the house clean, and if you live in a pig sty, it's even harder to battle depression. If you could come in, straighten things up, do some laundry, cook a few meals, it would really do a long way towards making her life tolerable. Don't just jump in and take over, though; she's already suffering feelings of impotence, and if she feels like you're treating her like an invalid, that will make things worst, so *talk* to her, and ask *permission* to help with those things. (She will feel undeserving, so feel free to plead with her, to be allowed to treat a deserving friend like the friend she is.)
It may be necessary for her to retire on disability. Social Security disability is getting harder and harder to get, but she probably qualifies, if the doctors fill out the forms correctly.
And never underestimate the value of hugs. She's been through hell, and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight.
Answer 2:
i have schizophrenia.depression and schizophrenia are two different things.schizophrenia is when someone see things or people who aren't there.i could see someone one pass bye and u wouldn't be able to see it.it's hard to explain.Answer 3:
Zero. Zilch. Nothing. Nada. Will NOT happen. Depression is apples. Schizophrenia is oranges and apples do not lead to oranges. Got it?God Bless.
Answer 4:
Depression and schizophrenia are generally not related. She may have a bipolar disorder and a good psychiatrist can evaluate her and made a diagnosis. The fact that she swings back is a good sign although if she swings too far then it can be tragic. Modern day medication can often help a situation like hers.Answer 5:
no it cannot develop into schizophrenia thats not possible. it doesnt work like that. plus shes around or past the age that it usually occurs in women - that being later than it develops in men.Answer 6:
usually schizoprenia develops from ither family or a bad childhood i would think that if it was going to see would have by now.schizoprenia isnt a part of a phase.... its something ttly diffrent from deppresion..and not something that turns froms something less serious....hope i helped good luckAnswer 7:
Why do you fear she will develop schizophrenia? Depression doesn't cause schizophrenia.Depression can be part of schizophrenia, sometimes after a psychotic episode, people who suffer from schizophrenia can become depressed over both a loss of symptoms and the hard reality of their disease.
Of course, most people who suffer from depression, even chronic bouts of depression are not suffering from schizophrenia.
It sounds like her depression is episodic or reoccurant, so that just means that it comes and goes. Her performance at work makes sense given that.
If she is experiencing highs or feelings of better than her usual self (when she's not depressed that is) than she may have something called bipolar disorder. People who have bipolar disorder have reoccuring depression as well as periods of mania or hypomania. Hypomania would be highs that are better than usual, but don't interfere with her job or social life, in fact, a hypomanic person is great on the job.
Anyways, your friend should just discuss these things with her doctor and if she's still getting depressed despite the medication, that should be discussed too, but from what you said, there is absolutely no reason to worry that she will develop schizophrenia.
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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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 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 fmsi 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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