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1. stale mate  •  May 20, 2009 @7:21 am
   

   Try Scientology, it worked for me. Also you can exercise and raise serotonin, I think. You can go on the Zone diet and get super healthy and that would clear up all your ailments.

2. unbalanced_act  •  May 22, 2009 @9:42 pm
   

   Exercise, and lots of sunlight, or at least natural light lamps, if you’re in a horrible place like I live where the sun rarely peeks through the clouds it seems.

   The exercise really does help the most. Make yourself do it; I know when I’m depressed, I want to sit on my arse.

   Another thing that always helps me, is volunteering, and donating things to shelters.

   Don’t rule out therapy — sometimes it takes several tries to find someone you are comfortable with talking to. Or at least, write out your feelings in a letter, and burn it. It really helps release them.

3. tamimorlock  •  May 23, 2009 @4:02 am
   

   Ive been depressed through my husbands two year long deployments, no career, and just being a stay at home mom. I do not believe in pills either. Whats helped me? Exercise, just 30 minutes a day, and finding a simple hobby. Something that makes you proud of yourself. Lift those spirits little by little!!!

4. kofi  •  May 25, 2009 @6:01 pm
   

   there are many things you can do, here are some:

   Omega 3 fatty acids
   Vitamin B Complex
   yoga/ exercise
   hypnotherapy
   St Johns wort
   homeopathy
   essential oils
   talk therapy
   meditation

5. jemz  •  May 26, 2009 @3:31 pm
   

   I know you said that you wouldn’t want to tell a complete stranger your business. I don’t know if it’s just face to face if you would maybe feel more comfortable with talking with someone on the phone or online there is a lot of helplines out there and support groups online. Do be careful though as some of these websites are very triggerring and remember keep yourself safe watch what kind of imformation you give out, you sound wise enough anyway to know this. Anti-depressents isn’t the answer to all your prayers anyways babe and I think you are being very smart to make a choice like you have well done. I would like to say though think again about seeing someone because although there a stranger at first you do get to know them, you don’t need to straight away dive into talking about all your problems and telling them everything about them, your in control of what they know and if it doesn’t work out you have the right to change person or leave altogether, I wasn’t keen on therapy at first now I have been in therapy for over 6 years and I have had many different workers good and bad but it has helped me in the long run. take care and good luck with whatever you decide to do.

6. DeeLC  •  May 27, 2009 @1:30 am
   

   ask your doctor about St John’s Wart. It is natural supplement and it is known to help w/ depression. But there are some things that you aren’t supposed to take or eat when you are on it. Ask about it at a local health food store. Plus the diet and exercise is also good. Cause when you exercise it releases endorphins that give you that “feel good” hormone to help calm you. I have suffered w/ depression on and off for years. I take a prescription anti-depressant but only for about 2-3 months at a time when the depression subsides I wean myself off the medication.

7. Randy  •  May 29, 2009 @9:55 pm
   

   I used Immunocal to get off Prozac and use it everyday.

8. Kaliko  •  May 31, 2009 @3:59 am
   

   Amino Acids! They work on your neurotransmitters naturally and increase them naturally. Especially 5 htp for serotonin, L tyrosine for dopamine and GABA for anxiety. The “Pain and Stress Center” sells great supplements for such conditions. Here’s their website

   ( I HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH PAIN AND STRESS CENTER - THEREFORE I AM NOT SOLICITING BUT JUST ANSWERING THE QUESTION RESPONSIBLY)

9. shaneris  •  May 31, 2009 @4:16 pm
   

   My standard post follows, but, if you are young, antidepressants are unsuitable for young people. See depression treatments, at ezy build, below, in section 2, and consult a doctor, to eliminate thyroid problems, etc. as possible contributing factors: also seek a referral to a therapist using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy. It is your decision, and yours alone, as to whether to take any antidepressants offered, but, before you do, read section 1, and check medications out at so you will be on the lookout for side effects, like sexual dysfunction. My strong recommendation, however, is to follow the advice of my doctor, his associate, and also Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP, and Dr. Mercola, at and many others: avoid antidepressants (pages 2V, and 2Z refer, & antidepressant websites: page 2). The reasons why we all share the same view on this are explained in full, as you will find, if you read the whole section. All of their advice, (except prayer, because many people are not religious) I have incorporated into the “core treatments” of the multidimensional approach to treating depression, including occupational therapy, relaxation techniques, and exercise, with others as options, such as the supplements: Inositol, or SAMe, or herbal remedies, like St. John’s wort. If you are diagnosed with clinical (major) depression, antidepressants may be necessary for a while, which will give the treatments time to become effective. The antidepressants themselves need at least several days, or even weeks to begin becoming effective. It’s a good idea to taper off them slowly, with medical advice, after several months, say, to a couple of years, at most, because they are only effective in the long term for about 30% of people. Because of this, you would be well advised to begin the treatments immediately, and maintain them. I’d just thank your mental health care provider, and pocket the prescription, trying the treatments for a few months, to see if they are sufficient for you, before considering filling it (unless clinically depressed, and having great difficulty functioning, or suicidal, in which case I’d take them). If the amount of daylight you have been exposed to recently has reduced, perhaps due to the change of seasons, see Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) in section 2, at and, instead of taking 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily; replace 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements for the winter months only! (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste). Consider having your doctor test your vitamin D levels, using the 25 Hydroxyvitamin D test. Optimal levels are 50 - 55 ng/ml (115 - 125 nmol/l. It should be above 32 ng/ml. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won’t need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult, to achieve.

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