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Why am I experiencing severe irritability and depression after having a baby?

ASKED by Anonymous on November 19, 2009 - 5:41pm

I am having crying spells twice a week at the minimum and I get rages of anger from being so irritable that I scream and freak out al of a sudden.

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Latest Comment by Anonymous on November 21, 2009 - 7:04am View Comments
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Mary Sornberger Her Writer

Depression Lifts as Self Esteem Increases, Part 2

Written by Mary Sornberger on November 17, 2009 - 3:47pm

You see, Kathy’s social worker found out during their chat that Kathy loves to sing, but she only sings around the house.

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Shamir Benji Her Writer

Can Inositol Help Reverse Depression?

Written by Shamir Benji on June 19, 2009 - 5:52am

Over the years, alternative health care practitioners have been advocating a variety of herbs and nutrients for the treatment of depression.

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Depression Linked to Obesity and Anorexia, Study Says

Written by Mary Sornberger on November 10, 2009 - 8:21am

In June, 2009, Science Daily reported that “A new study connects abnormalities of the "stress" hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often occur together, even in children.”

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Latest Comment by Mary Sornberger on November 16, 2009 - 6:38am View Comments
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Shamir Benji Her Writer

Anti depressants and Joint Pains? Part 2

Written by Shamir Benji on November 16, 2009 - 6:20am

What were the findings?

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Samara Kelly Her Writer

Osteoarthritis and the Potential for Depression

Written by Samara Kelly on November 11, 2009 - 7:57am

I could write novels on the medical terminology of osteoarthritis to help you understand the facts of this degenerative disease, but I will spare you the pain of your eyes bleeding because this diseas

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Rheyanne Weaver Her Writer

Depression, Pain and Memory are Linked

Written by Rheyanne Weaver on November 5, 2009 - 12:08am

Depression, not neuroticism, is found to be more responsible for exaggeration in remembering painful physical symptoms, according to a recent study from the University of Iowa.

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NARSAD Her Writer

Stimulation Device Offers Relief from Hard-to-Treat Depression

Written by NARSAD on November 3, 2009 - 7:31am

Although great strides have been made in treating depression, those who suffer from treatment-resistant depression have continued to present a serious challenge to doctors seeking a way to help them. Researchers at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston recently broke new ground by using a revolutionary technique that holds promise for the severely depressed: bilateral epidural prefrontal cortical stimulation, a neurosurgical treatment.

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