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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
depression
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
depression
by lincoln7596, Jul 12, 2008 01:14PM
I am a patient suffering from depression.I feel like dead wood in the day and this has affected my work.I have tried
caffeine but is there anything that can get me going?
caffeine but is there anything that can get me going?
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jul 21, 2008 11:25AM
, Jul 21, 2008 11:25AM
To: lincoln7596
There are many medications that can get you going. Caffeine may stimulate you but doesn't deal with the depression. You can be helped with medications...be sure and see a psychopharmacologist if you have been on many medications in the past that have not worked.
