I ask because I wonder about my mum if she has depression. She lies in bed most of the time like me. But I don’t actually know if that automatically means depression. She just seems sad. Aswell.
And she doesn’t have sza type things.
I really need to communicate more with her at some stage. But we’ve had a rocky past so it’s awkward to just pretend everything is fine atm between us
I just wonder what causes depression besides sza sz psychosis I suppose
My mom is the same, but she is well into her 50s and has been through menopause so I dont blame her.
I, myself, went to psychotic depression before experiencing psychosis.
I had clinical depression ever since I was a child due to childhood trauma. I didn’t come down with full blown sza until I was 23. My symptoms were: anorexia nervosa at age 15. Bulimia at ages 16- 23.
Yes. I had a depressive break at 23. I ended up off the pills as prozac didn’t do anything for me. Went psychotic years later at 29. I think with hindsight that I was symptomatic way back then for sure.
Did you feel things like lack of motivation and reduced concentration…
Do you know what caused it?
I had manic energy so it wasn’t really an issue. Paranoia really did play a part but I thought it was just depression. Major depression is serious business and it can describe certain behavior for sure.
I had issues for sure. I was on autopilot half the time. non-communicative, troubled loner, unable to deal with emotions or people, probably sza back then too. I’ve lived a hard life mentally.
What kind of symptoms did you have before sz?
I’m just curious about depression outside of sz…
While I didn’t have clinical depression, I had anorexia and a depressed attitude. My life was all fun and games, until it wasn’t.
I had symptoms of depression undiagnosed 3 months before full blown psychosis.
I went through years of undiagnosed depression before my psychotic break (What I now know as the prodromal phase). I had a psychotic break, then I went to my GP and they gave me antidepressants. Shortly thereafter, I saw a pdoc and they diagnosed me with schizophrenia.
The initial stages of schizophrenia can be mistaken for depression. Doctors misdiagnose all the time.
It all started with depression and anxiety for me.
I’m sorry to hear you had anorexia. How did you manage to kick yourself out of it.
I had it too. My friend back then basically pushed me into hospital…
I feel like i was a sad person in phases during my earlier years but I would not be sure if it was depression. I think it was more anxiety type thing.
Preventing me from doing more things etc
Acutally it was the meds, the antipsychotics made me so hungry that I got passed my anorexia. But alongside that, I was in therapy, that also helped.
I struggled with depression for years due to childhood trauma. Just when I beat it, schizophrenia symptoms manifested themselves and my life was ruined completely.
I’m not sure if I’m depressed or just sad now.
Yea that’s what I want to know aswell where is the line between depression and sadness. Like if you are sad all the time but have motivation n concentration and stuuf, is that still depression.
I’m sorry to hear about the timing of your sz. I hope you will have an alright recovery since this is all quite recent for you isn’t it.
The first symptom I had was what we now call social anxiety. That was followed a little later by depression .
What kind of depression symptoms did you get before psychosis.