I was wondering if any one knows any natural remedies for pmt and depression?

Question

I had a baby 7 months ago and quite often am feeling low and suffer bad pmt. I dont really want to start taking prescription drugs and was wondering if any one knew of any natural remedies?

Answer 1

Ladytoob's advice is very important. Getting out really is important, preferably as part of a regime or 'routine' sort of therapy. I suppose all our conditions are different, but methods that avoid more chemicals are almost always preferable (after all, even herbal SSRIs such as St. John's Wort, are still chemicals).

Counseling and psycho-therapy have helped me enormously, but they only 'help' you! They don't 'cure' you. You have got to establish an objective (or objectives) towards which to work. (Which of course a good counselor or therapist can help you to do - but my own hunch is that if you have already established these yourself, by whatever means, then therapy is probably much more likely to be effective. Mainly because you will make more productive use of your, sadly short, courses of these - assuming you are not spectacularly wealthy).

To help you do this consider, firstly, in some depth - in fact, great depth - the following five categories which, I believe must be addressed in order to have a good quality of life: 1) Food in your tummy; seriously: not just wether you can afford to eat, but really look at what you know about healthy, enjoyable nutrition; preparing food so it is (at least a little bit) a highlight of your day, etc. 2) A roof over your head; as above: are your home surroundings nice? (Not necessarily 'expensive') just nice. Not cluttered up, full of junk-mail, dusty, difficult to keep clean and tidy - not laboratory-like - just clean, tidy and reasonably hygienic, and therefore aesthetically pleasant even before you added your own personal touches. 3) Someone to love/love you; any meanings, not merely intimate. 4) Something to do; a regular as it were "meaning in life" (your job, your child). 5) Something to look forward to; even if it is merely ensuring that you daily make time to prepare a really good meal, or go to bed a bit earlier than before, to read a great book (pick something to make you laugh as well as cry - just the former might have your head in clouds or sand, while just the latter will make you depressed! - ANYTHING by Bill Bryson will work, here!)

Really 'go to town' in a big way and think about the widest possible ways - as well as the small ones - of filling these areas up. But make sure that you only fill them up with things you actually like. (eg, and importantly: the "something to do" bit, particularly if it is a job. Some jobs are much more 'likable' if they are only part-time).

And secondly, (though there's no particular order in any of this) be absolutely determined not to live up to other people's expectations of you. Make up your mind about who you are (you can always change it, later - people do change!) and be YOURSELF!! Doing this can create quite a large explosion, but rest assured, the ones that are still left standing there after the blast, by definition, will be your real friends!

Good luck, take care of yourself (love yourself don't hate yourself).

(PS Many thanks for your choice by the way - yes, while we don't get PMT, even Unitoids from Planet ZappaBrains get depressed - at least, when they are living among primitives they do! Any advanced, sensitive cosmic being would.) ;-) xxx

Answer 2

The two most important things for me to do when going through depression were to: 1. If at all possible get out of the house and visit. If unable to visit take a walk outside. Fresh air is necessary. 2. Have a list of friends or people you can call who will take time out of their schedule for you. If you do not have friends call a support group. There should be one in your city. Find out where they meet and you can obtain friends from your support group to call.

Answer 3

Just enjoy your life and don't think about nothing else but your child because you are passing that depression to your kid. Just relax. Or it depends on what life you have right now,just change it for your son or daughter and it might help a little. That's the best thing you can do for your own good and your child too.

Answer 4

please get some help. Why suffer when you don't have to.
I don't know what pmt is but I know about depression and post partum depression. Get help. Also if this lasts I recomment Lucinda Bassetts "Attacking Anxiety and Depression" series. This has really helped me. Go to your family doctor first. You don't want to be one of those moms that flips out and kills her children.

Answer 5

dr, richard becker can help.