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Yes, May luck be with you. I understand how you feel. I am in the same boat with you. I have Schizoaffective Disorder (Schizophrenia+Bipolar depression) for over 40 years. I am on Haloperidol and Fetzima. Before I used to take Latuda, but it ends up giving me Diabete. I used to take Zoloft but I got...

I try to sign in a guess in chat room for '"Depression" and "Bipolar" but I don't understand what other were talking about. They are not relate to the "Subject or depression title, or Bipolar". So, I don't know how to chat or join them. Help!

In 2005 I was hospitalized for one week, and 2006 another one week hospitalized again for Schizoaffective Disorder (Shizophrenia+Bipolar Disorder). I went through psychosis off and on for several years, until I got the right medication. I went through similar to what you went through. If you see psy...

Do you get professional help? You should try, it is better than we cope it alone.

You just describe my feeling here. I have this symptom every day. I have my psychiatrist provide me with depression medications but it does not work. I try to see him again, but he told me to see the counselor. I have been talking to counselor all my life, I feel medication help me more.

Please be patient. It lived for over 40 years to find out that I have mental illness diagnosis in Schizoaffetive Disorder (Schizophrenia + Bipolar Disorder). Finally that what the psychiatrist told me. I have been trying with new medication to work on my depression until now. There is not exactly on...

I hope by now you see psychiatrist and take medication. That's the best way to beat depression and sadness. I have been depressed for over 40 years, finally they diagnose me with Bipolar Disorder and Schizoaffective Disorder. I have been changing hundred of medications to fight with depression, and ...

Do you ever try to do meditation? If you sit down and relax your mind by paying attention to your breath in, breath out, or walking slowly by pay attention to how your feet feel on the floor or earth, it will help relax your mind and your stress. Or you can go to you tube, type "relax music&quo...

4everMe, I used to hearing voice and was hopistalize twice. They diagnosis me with "Schizoaffective disorder" It is Schizophrenia and bipolar together. I have this symptom for several years now. I am on medication every day. I feel depress every day and plust nightmare at night. Sorry, if ...

Hi, froggirl13. I really feel for your depression. About the apply for the disability why don't you try a lawyer, they don't charge the money until you receive the benefit from social security. I have mental illness, and when I am in my down side I forget to take my med and I cannot even function to...

Thank you, Frame. Your support mean a lot to me. Thank you for being kind. I will try to work out more but while depressing there was no mind to think about any things else and that situation I even forgot about work out or take medication for the pain, so silly of me.

Thank you, Frame for the exercise suggestion. I do exercise too whenever I can put myself to do it. I walk on the treadmill. I had car accident with whiplas on my neck bone, and my hip is uneven so I have one leg shorter than the other leg. So, I cannot work out too much because is caused pain.

I have schizoaffective disorder, so it is hard for me to get close to others. I have problem relates to others. I know, it is not an excuse on my mental illness but .....I right now I don't know how to explain my symptom to you to understand.

Good morning life! another day of lonely morning again. I don't want to think about it but it thinks again. I get head ache, tense my shoulder. I am going to relax and let it goes, both my head and my shoulder. Stay in the present moment bit by bit. What is life when I get up. I don't have a job or ...

I understand how you feel. I am in the same shoe you do. I have been depress all my life. Do you discuss your symptom with your doctor yet? The depress comes and goes all day long. Hope its won't stay with you too long. My symptom is off and on, 2 hours depress, 2 hours release etc... Hope this make...