2006-10-20 09:01:40 · 18 answers · asked by hola 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
I'm sorry you've been given so many stupid and immature responses, I think of the list here you have maybe two or three that are worth taking notice of.
I have lived with severe depression for ten years now, and yes, laughter can help, the trouble with that is, at the very worst of a depressive mood, laughter is the last thing in the world you feel up to doing.
As for going for natural 'remedies' they only work in mild cases of depression. I know, I've tried them. St John's Wort was meant to be the panacea we all had waited for, it actually made my symptoms ten times worse and can't be used in conjunction with any prescribed medications for that reason.
Talking therapies are wonderful, if you are lucky enough to live in an area where they are readily available. I didn't and had to go on the waiting list, which was three to four years long. In the meantime the only option available to deal with the suicidal feelings and thoughts I was struggling with was to take meds.
It was a minefiled and I tried many many different ones, at different dosages, sometimes even two or three different ones combined. None of them made much impact,some had a very numbing effect which meant I felt nothing, and in some ways that was worse than feeling the depression.
Eventually after years of hit and miss attempts, I was prescribed efexor. It doesn't agree with everyone, but for me it has been a wonder drug. I am on a very high dosage, because the university in the area I live is attached to a hospital that does drug trials for clinical depression and they discovered that the safest dosage of efexor could be as high as 500mg per day, so currently I take just below that, and also have trazodone alongside. I have felt better this past 12 months than I have in years. I now also have talking therapy and am beginning to clear away the obstacles that had created the situations that led to my depression.
It has been a long journey with lots of disappointments along the way, finding the right anti depressant for anyone is not easy. However, I am not ashamed to take them and neither should anyone else with genuine clinical depression. There is no stigma to taking insulin or heart medication, and there should be none where depression is concerned given that it is the illness most commonly treated by doctors in the UK now.
Another answer above mine said the best medication is the one prescribed by your doctor, and I endorse that practical advice. They will talk in depth to you, assess your depression and your needs and prescribe what seems best for your situation. They take a little while to kick in, but if you see no real improvement after a month, then go back and try something else.
They symptoms of depression are terrible and need proper medical care. No-one needs to do it alone
2006-10-21 04:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by Eden* 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vitamin B12 it just relaxes and calms you, and you don't need to get it from the doctor. Odviously it is not going to work the 1st day but I found that combining that with walking, swimming, hiking, or some outside activity really helps. I hope you feel better. It sucks to be depressed.
2006-10-20 16:12:52 · answer #2 · answered by green eyed lady 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the one that a mental health professional will recommend u. there is no single medicine better for all people, it depends on each one's specific condition. depression requires psychotherapy too
2006-10-20 16:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by kourtina1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Inky Pinky gavea a very long list of answer & i wonder you are able to read it thru. I have not.
Yes, ask yourself honestly why you feel depressed.
Everythings have a cause. Every effect have a cause.
2006-10-20 16:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by Precious 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
best medicine for depression is meditation i know it is tough to do it but once u try it it really helps i m trying and all other who r suffering should start the same
2006-10-20 16:12:05 · answer #5 · answered by jagdamba p 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not really medicine but talk to someone you can trust
2006-10-20 16:03:00 · answer #6 · answered by Sara 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try to use natural cure.
I recommend you to go to www.naturalcures.com or
www.newstarget.com. A lot of good info in both.
2006-10-21 08:09:15 · answer #7 · answered by mmcpo29 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THE BEST MEDICINE I THINK FOR DEPRESSION IS TO FIND SEARCH UR SELF AND SEE WHAT CAUSE UR DEPRESSION AND THE DEAL WITH IT FROM THE ROOT.
2006-10-20 16:07:08 · answer #8 · answered by african p 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Laughter! even if you dont feel like laughing! it worked for me!
2006-10-20 16:05:11 · answer #9 · answered by Unhinged.... 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Getting a life and enjoying it!
2006-10-20 16:10:58 · answer #10 · answered by chefzilla65 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋