How does a person recover from depression without the aid of medication?

7 Oct 2011

15 Oct 2011

If you are still searching. I have a solution plus it is natural.its called ,"elevation!" Its an essential oil from plants. Its saved my life so many times! From unhappy days to depression to being stuck. Like no one can ever help you. Elevation was answer! Good luck n God bless!

15 Oct 2011

28 Oct 2011

I have also suffered from depression and anxiety. I am currently taking 20mg Prozac as well. I have been on it for about 2months and it hasnt really helped me at all. I havent felt any kind of a difference or improvment. However my mom has been on prozac for about 2years and it works great for her. I think you should give it a try because everyone is different. Just keep your eyes open for side effects. I while ago I was taking zoloft and it just threw me deeper into my depression. No one knows you better then yourself. My advice is to try the meds and give them a chance. Worse case, you can stop taking them and talk to your doctor. I know it is frustrating, and can be kinda scary at times but Im here if you ever need anything. I wish you the best and you will be in my prayers!

30 Oct 2011

Please check your fasting and two hours after your lunch sugar level.
Let me know the result and I will tell you if you have metabolic disorder. If you do have you need to correct it other wise any symptomatic treatment with any medicine will do you more harm than good.

30 Oct 2011

I have bipolar and birth controls always made it worse! i got off all meds at one point and stuck to a healthy diet. no caffeine and not alot of sugar, no drugs or alochol and excercise and that was the happiest time in my life! cant wait to get back to that. Good luck!

17 Nov 2011

Hi Jennifer,
I myself suffer from depression and anxiety I take clonazepam for the anxiety and have used Lexapro in the past to manage both. For myself I do not like antidepresents so I would also suggest the St. Jhons Wort I heard it does wonders :) However Cognative therapy is also a great way to manage depression. Good Luck!

23 Nov 2011

Jennifer,
The problem is that some drugs may exasperate your depression while others may pull you out of your depression. It took me a year to find the right drug after trying several that made my depression worse.

23 Nov 2011

If you are suffering from depression then some simple techniques you should try may be it help to remove your problem.Take a long breadth and release it slowly slowly,close your eyes and think positive.Try it i think it will help you.

29 Nov 2011

Hi Jennifer,

You have some good advice and some bad avice on this thread.

You say you're afraid your illness may be chronic. Why?

Meds never kick in immediately and as others have said response time varies greatly. It could also give no help if the dose is low but that's where meds are supposed to start, low and increased if you tolerate it but get no benefit.

You don't become immune to anti d's but it is possible to reach a tolerance level which means it works for a while and then seems to stop. If so an increase is best discussed with your doc as you will have shown a response to it and shouldn't give it up easily.

The med I have used most consistently I did reach tolerance level twice but have been back on it again after a break. Now for some years and stable at a much lower dose than previously.

The meds road isn't easy but it really isup to us to persists and continue to hold onto hope. And don't forget therapy once your mood is raised, hopefully soon.

Good luck.

28 Dec 2011

Jennifer-I would like you to humor me for a moment and answer a question.
There is no right/wrong answer and this is not a trick, game or anything of the sort. The question is this.

You are driving a brand new car on a perfect day. Weather, visibility, everything. As you approach an intersection you observe the traffic light change from green to yellow then red.

What are you going to do?

29 Dec 2011

I've gotten really involved with my church, and small groups. I'm no longer depressed. God is good.

17 Jan 2012

jennifer be happy when even times are hard ,and always think positive. Many people fail at things because the first thing they say "I can not do it". I have been to hell and back and chased the devil away. God loves you and so
does the peopl around you.

19 Jan 2012

If the pill trigered your depression then that would be "situational depression," and it doesn't have to become chronic. Are there other things going on in your life that could be adding to your depression? It's important to know the cause in order to know the best approach to treat it. I uderstand your reluctance to start antidepressants. I always thought antidepressants, in the beginning, were intended to kind of give you a "jump start" to getting better. To help enable you to do other things to help get over depression. The ideal situation in using meds was to use them temporarily as an aide in treatment while you do talk therapy, have a good diet, do exercise, socialize with people because we are social beings. We are wired with a need to connect with other people. These are things you could do instead of medications and see how it goes. I always advocate learning as much as you can about your whatever your illness or problem and also learn as much as you can about your medications. Knowledge is power. Take care,
rvnew

24 Jan 2012

Exercise has been my natural aid. I have been on meds too. Looking back at my life, the times that I was depression free were when I was consistent in the gym. Work always helps too