Posted by laima on January 14, 2007, at 12:39:07
In reply to Atypical depression, posted by Jimmyboy on January 14, 2007, at 10:49:23
If you google "atypical depression", a lot comes up. Yes, it's characterized roughly by oversleeping, oversleeping, and a lot of lethargy- as opposed to losing appetite and not sleeping. Mood reactivity is mood changing according to circumstances, ie good news bumps mood up a bit, bad news dunks it. Some depressions on the other hand don't budge even in the face of good news. I don't believe it has anything in particular in common with bipolar depression, but am not positive. I've read in a number of places that MAOIs are often the best thing for atypical depression.
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> How much better does Atypical depression respond to MAOI's. Anyone had success on MAOI's but nothing else?
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> How is it differant than regular depression? What exactly is mood reactivity? Could it resemble bipolar depression?
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