Diagnosis? what.?

Question

todayi got diagnosed wid uni-polar. i gota take 20ml of prozac.
But i wanna know what uni-polar accutally is.
Plz.
I am 13.

Answer 1

it is very very bad depression.

Answer 2

Uni-polar is another name for clinical depression. It is unipolar as opposed to bi-polar, unipolar only having downs or depression whereas bipolar has highs or mania as well as depression. Prozac is very effective, it will take a little time to work so don't give up on it, it also has very few side effects. All the best x

Answer 3

Uni-polar mood disorder is a depressive (or only manic) disorder. This distinguishes it from bi-polar disorder, in which people experience wide mood swings from despair to elation. Sometimes though, mania manifests itself as rage. It's a good thing that you're in therapy. Being in therapy is more important than taking the medication, but give the medication time to work.

Answer 4

It's depression, but there are different types of depression. What you have is also called major depression.

You may have heard of bi-polar as well. The "polar" part means an extreme - either very, very upset or very, very hyper. "Uni" means one and "bi" means two. Therefore, uni-polar depression means that you constantly feel awful; bi-polar depression means that you switch between the two "poles" or "extremes".

You might want to see this website.
http://www.about-teen-depression.com/

Answer 5

It's a mild form of depression. It means your depression is generally depression and not manic (Depression with Manic phases is Bipolar).
I've seen unipolar manic people but it's generally with a more severe psychiatric illness.

20 mg of Prozac should elevate your mood and stabilize your depressions.

Answer 6

It's a form of depression - Characterised by depressed or irritated body moods