Is this depression?

[Carlstig]

Hi
I have previously had a diagnosis of mild depression about 4 years ago following a stressful incident in my life which my G.P blamed for triggering the episode. I spent a time on antidepressants but came off them as they made me unable to function in my daily life. Over the last 6-12 months my sleep patterns have become increasingly irregular. Sometimes I can survive on 4 hours sleep a night. I have mood swings, am tired all the time and could quite happily fall asleep in my office, vary from no sex drive to high sex drive, think of myself as worthless and hopeless. I have no motivation at work and "get through" days just to get back to bed. I have been having suicidal and intrusive thoughts ( but have no plans or intention to act on them). I have also found myself spending irregularly.

Do you think I should go back to my G.P?

[azalea82]

Yes, see your GP ASAP and mention your symptoms.  From your description, it sounds like you should be evaluated for bipolar.  Bipolar is frequently misdiagnosed as unipolar depression at first.  

[therese83]

Yes!

At the moment you can control your thoughts but things can deteriorate to the point where you may not be able to.

You should ask for a referal to a psychiatrist.

I wish you well, please take care of yourself as you would a friend if they felt like this.