Diagnosed with GAD, Severe Depression, e.c.t

[Strawberry_Essence]

I was admitted to a mental hospital because of another suicide attempt about a month ago. I got diagnosed with GAD (General Anxiety Disorder), Severe Depression and OCD. I'm currently on Zoloft and I've only been taking it for about two weeks. I was taking Prozac prior to my 2nd attempt but I stopped because I hated how it made me feel.

So basically I have two questions.

1. What is exactly are these things I've been diagnosed?

2. @ anyone who takes/has taken Zoloft, what is your opinion on it?

[Magenta]

Well, here are some blurbs I pulled up for you which can hopefully give you a brief explanation of each.

Generalised Anxiety Disorder:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or GAD, is an anxiety disorder that affects about 5% of the population. People with GAD worry excessively and uncontrollably about daily life events and activities. They often experience uncomfortable physical symptoms, including fatigue and sore muscles, and they can also have trouble sleeping and concentrating.
Source (http://www.anxietybc.com/resources/generalized.php)

OCD:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder of the brain and behavior. OCD causes severe anxiety in those affected. OCD involves both obsessions and compulsions that take a lot of time and get in the way of important activities the person values.
Source (http://www.ocfoundation.org/whatisocd.aspx)

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by 'severe depression'. There are many kinds of depression, each with their own range of severity. The most common is MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) so that's what I pulled up for you.

Major depressive disorder, or major depression, is characterized by a combination of symptoms that interfere with a person's ability to work, sleep, study, eat, and enjoy once-pleasurable activities. Major depression is disabling and prevents a person from functioning normally. Some people may experience only a single episode within their lifetime, but more often a person may have multiple episodes.
Source (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml)

There are many resources on the web to help you gain a better understand of these. Obviously this reply is rather impersonal as more concise answers are better found on the web. But if you ever wanted to talk about stuff, feel free to VM me. :) I have a lot of personal experience with each of these things to varying levels of severity. I've also been in and out of hospitals so I know what that experience is like.

I hope this helped you a little and maybe those links will be able to provide you with more answers. A quick google search can do wonders but the internet is a very large place and if you'd like proper responses, the best idea is to speak with the doctor that diagnosed you. I'm sure they wouldn't object to answering any of your questions.

[Strawberry_Essence]

Well, here are some blurbs I pulled up for you which can hopefully give you a brief explanation of each.

Generalised Anxiety Disorder:

Source (http://www.anxietybc.com/resources/generalized.php)

OCD:

Source (http://www.ocfoundation.org/whatisocd.aspx)

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by 'severe depression'. There are many kinds of depression, each with their own range of severity. The most common is MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) so that's what I pulled up for you.


Source (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml)

There are many resources on the web to help you gain a better understand of these. Obviously this reply is rather impersonal as more concise answers are better found on the web. But if you ever wanted to talk about stuff, feel free to VM me. :) I have a lot of personal experience with each of these things to varying levels of severity. I've also been in and out of hospitals so I know what that experience is like.

I hope this helped you a little and maybe those links will be able to provide you with more answers. A quick google search can do wonders but the internet is a very large place and if you'd like proper responses, the best idea is to speak with the doctor that diagnosed you. I'm sure they wouldn't object to answering any of your questions.
Thank you. This really helped me get a better understanding of what I have.