Though both conditions are different, it is possible you suffer from both conditions. Nature, an international weekly journal of science reported in it 7 May issue that persons, especially with schizophrenia, can have bipolar problems and depression. This can mean that psychiatrists and neurologists may be able to change medication to treat several disorders. This new discovery is probably known to scientific people but may not make it to the person-in-the-street, so-to-speak. Visit www.psychologytoday.org and inquire. You shall meet and talk with professional people who understand your feelings. Get help now!

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Depression and anxiety are closely linked.  There is a condition called Mixed Anxiety and Depression Disorder, where the symptoms of both occur.  There is also Anxious Distress, which manifests in symptoms such as feeling tense, feeling restless, fear of losing control (all of which have a strong association with depression).  Anxiety is he fear of being out of control, and this in turn, can create a cycle of depressive patterns