netsavy006
01-02-06, 03:41 PM
Can abilify be used to treat depression?
Here's one of my long stories about battling my condition:
When I was 15, I had my first panic attack. I thought I was dying and/or having a heart attack. It was very scary. I asked my teacher to go to the nurse and my mom took me to the emergency room. I was told that there was nothing wrong. That didn't help at all, for every day, in science class, I would have a panic attack. And I went to the nurse, to home, to the emergency room, back home knowing no more then before, "it's nothing". As the days went on, it got worse and worse. I would have more and more panic attacks. When I started 12th grade, I was having 5-7 panic attacks or more a day. I was at the end of my rope. I would sometimes go to the bathroom in school and cry. I would feel very bad that it would happen to me. I didn't know what was wrong with me. Then one day my Mom when to the school to ask the school psychologist if he noticed me tugging at my shirt or having panic symptoms. He confronted me about it, and then it got worse. I started crying and feeling very bad for myself. I felt bad that I couldn't help myself. I was also doing very bad in school as I was failing 2 subjects at the time and on the virge of failing a 3rd. In December 2004, it got so bad, that I wished I was dead. I wanted all the pain to end. I thought suicide was the only way out but I knew not to do that because I could never hurt my family like that. Then in February 2005, I went to see a psychiatrist who understood what I was going though. He realized I had a panic disorder and said I would need an Antidepressant as well as an antianxiety medication. I've been taking Zoloft 50mg for 9 months and then I gradually stopped it. I have no more anxiety attacks anymore. But this past month has been terrible. I started taking Zoloft again but it isn't helping. I've been feeling down. I've been crying more and more. These past 3 days, my mind has been overpowering w/ thoughts of suicide. I really don't want to commit suicide and I want these thoughts to get out of my head. I would much rather be depressed than have thoughts of suicide. My mood has acutally, basically been bad since I was 15. Please Help Me!!! Thanks.... http://www.facetheissue.com/community/images/smilies/redface.gif
Here's one of my long stories about battling my condition:
When I was 15, I had my first panic attack. I thought I was dying and/or having a heart attack. It was very scary. I asked my teacher to go to the nurse and my mom took me to the emergency room. I was told that there was nothing wrong. That didn't help at all, for every day, in science class, I would have a panic attack. And I went to the nurse, to home, to the emergency room, back home knowing no more then before, "it's nothing". As the days went on, it got worse and worse. I would have more and more panic attacks. When I started 12th grade, I was having 5-7 panic attacks or more a day. I was at the end of my rope. I would sometimes go to the bathroom in school and cry. I would feel very bad that it would happen to me. I didn't know what was wrong with me. Then one day my Mom when to the school to ask the school psychologist if he noticed me tugging at my shirt or having panic symptoms. He confronted me about it, and then it got worse. I started crying and feeling very bad for myself. I felt bad that I couldn't help myself. I was also doing very bad in school as I was failing 2 subjects at the time and on the virge of failing a 3rd. In December 2004, it got so bad, that I wished I was dead. I wanted all the pain to end. I thought suicide was the only way out but I knew not to do that because I could never hurt my family like that. Then in February 2005, I went to see a psychiatrist who understood what I was going though. He realized I had a panic disorder and said I would need an Antidepressant as well as an antianxiety medication. I've been taking Zoloft 50mg for 9 months and then I gradually stopped it. I have no more anxiety attacks anymore. But this past month has been terrible. I started taking Zoloft again but it isn't helping. I've been feeling down. I've been crying more and more. These past 3 days, my mind has been overpowering w/ thoughts of suicide. I really don't want to commit suicide and I want these thoughts to get out of my head. I would much rather be depressed than have thoughts of suicide. My mood has acutally, basically been bad since I was 15. Please Help Me!!! Thanks.... http://www.facetheissue.com/community/images/smilies/redface.gif