i know the topic has come up before, and quite a few of you are on meds... or opted for weed instead or in addition to meds. so what's helped? therapy/counselor? meds? combination? neither? something else?
doctor prescribed prozac about two weeks ago, and it ain't doing much for me. counselor flat out said i had no problems, so that was an exercise in
futility. should have another appointment with the doctor in about a week or two.
feel free to send a pm if you don't want to post here. just looking for some new avenues to pursue.franklo - 12-28-2008 at 11:33 PM
Use all that sadness/anger and go off in the gym!That works for
me.Or any other physical activity(skating,bmx or whatever your into)Try to eat well and drink your water.-Franktireironsaint - 12-28-2008 at 11:50 PM
What Franklo said. I tried meds and found that the side effects outweighed the benefits for me. I know that they work for some folks and I won't
downplay that at all, but any honest doctor will tell you that the best thing you can do for depression is become more active, whether that means the
gym, running, biking, or whatever the fuck you can enjoy that will get your body working hard. The other thing I did was to remove myself from the
source of the logical side of my depression. I'm well aware that a lot of people have depression with no external cause, just brain chemicals but I
find that my worst depression is almost always triggered by situations I'm in. My worst experience was in my marriage and once I got away from her
things were 1000 times better.Murk - 12-29-2008 at 12:00 AM
direct sunlight, stretching, cardiovascular activity and comedy help me a lot.
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counselor flat out said i had no problems
i talked to a guy a while back. the first things he asked me were,
"do you hear voices?"
"no."
"do you feel suicidal?"
"no."
"well, that's boring."
we both laughed hard.
it was the perfect ice breaker.
he used to work at a place that dealt only with EXTREME cases.
he would ask me what pissed me off, then i would repeat a phrase saying that it wouldn't bother me while following his finger moving from far right to
far left.
very bizarre, but it worked to a certain extent.mattybar - 12-29-2008 at 06:37 AM
definitely hit up the gym or my personal favourite is boxing.
i'm not sure where you're based but there's a lot of places in london you can take it up.clevohardcore - 12-29-2008 at 09:10 AM
working out. Seriously, it works. May not be the answer for you, but I am sure it will help in many ways.Enyo - 12-29-2008 at 09:56 AM
I have been suicidal. The day that I was mentally writing my note to my husband was the day I decided to get some help. I have clinical depression
that comes in cycles. I can't take medication, the side effects are much worse than feeling tired and sad. I usually just try to exercise more and I
go to the tanning bed during the winter if I start feeling sad. It helps a lot.upyerbum - 12-30-2008 at 05:06 AM
I went to a psychologist and actually made an effort to follow her advice.....oh, and weed. But I've almost got that cut out.
I need to know I can cope on my own. I still drink beer, but rarely more than 3 or 4. You have to force your self to do something when you feel
yourself sliding.
so what's helped? therapy/counselor? meds? combination? neither? something else?