How do you get rid of depression without taking drugs ???

Question

without taking tablets or anything ??? i need help !!!!

Answer 1

Good question,

Possible Causes of Mental Dysfunction

Vitamin and Mineral Depletion Side-Effects



Folic Acid
Irritability, sleep disturbances.

Iron
Dizziness, fatigue, slowed mental response, nervousness.

Magnesium
Sleep disturbances, irritability, confusion.

Manganese
Confusion, impaired vision & hearing, irritability, mental impairment, grinding of teeth,
hyperactivity.
Phosphorus
Fatigue, irritability.

Potassium
Impaired cognitive function, insomnia.

Selenium
Fatigue.

Sodium
Fatigue, confusion, depression, dizziness.

Vitamin B2
Dizziness, inability to sleep.

Vitamin B3
Dizziness, fatigue, headaches, inability to sleep.


Vitamin B5
Fatigue, headache, sleep disturbances.

Vitamin B6
Headaches.

Vitamin B12
Chronic fatigue, depression, dizziness, drowsiness, hallucinations, headaches, irritability, mood swings.

Toxic Metal Side-Effects


Aluminum
Behavioral problems, confusion, energy loss, headaches, hyperactivity, learning disabilities, leg twitching, memory loss.

Copper
Allergies, anxiety, autism, depression, fatigue, fears, hyperactivity, hypertension, insomnia, mental illness, migraines, mood swings, nervousness, panic attacks, paranoia, phobias, schizophrenia, spacey feeling, stuttering.

Cadmium
Alcoholism, growth
impairment, headaches, hyperactivity, hypertension, learning disorders




Arsenic
Depression, confusion, drowsiness, headaches, nervousness.

Iron
Anger, dizziness, emotional problems, fatigue, headache, hostility, hyperactivity, insomnia, irritability, mental problems, schizophrenia, stubbornness.

Lead
Allergies, anxiety, attention deficit disorder, autism, behavioral disorders, concentration loss, deafness, depression, dyslexia, emotional instability, epilepsy, fatigue, hallucinations, headaches, hostility, hyperactivity, hypertension, decreased IQ, insomnia, irritability, learning
disability, loss of will, memory loss (long term), mood swings,
nightmares, restlessness, retardation, schizophrenia.

Mercury
Allergy, anxiety, brain damage, deafness, depression, discouragement, dizziness, drowsiness, emotional disturbances, fatigue, hearing loss, headaches, hyperactivity, forgetfulness, insomnia, irritability, loss of self-control, memory loss, mental retardation, nervousness, speech disorders, suicidal tendencies.

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Lynne Dunphy, PhD, MSN, FNP

Answer 2

You need to determine what's causing the depression. There's transient depression and then there's clinical depression. Very different animals. Different things can cause a depressed feeling. Loss of a job, a death in the family, a break up, etc. These are temporary things that must be grieved. It's natural. Often people will think this is depression immediately and run off to get meds. Bad idea in many cases. Psychotherapy probably works just as well if not better in these cases. If this is you and you have no genetic predisposition for depression (mother or father had it), then just talk with someone: your pastor, a counselor, or a licensed psychotherapist. Start exercising. Pray. It's all good and will help you get thru the little blip on the radar of your life.

If, however, you have struggled with intense depression for months or years, have feelings of hopelessness or suicide, then you should seek a psychiatrist immediately. This is a medical doctor who can review your health and determine if medications are needed.

Be careful. Don't confuse the two types. So many commercials and ads for depression medication make people think it's like candy. It's not. It's something you should take only, ONLY, if nothing else works. Medications come with a slew of side effects that can create even more problems for you.

Answer 3

I was diagnosed with bipolar type 1 in 1996. I was on a shoebox full of pills. There was something to control the bipolar, something for sleep disturbances, and so on. In the end, I figured that the pills were to regulate my behavior, and I thought I could do that on my own, so I stopped taking the medications cold turkey. I was right, so far as controlling my behavior. I've been off the meds for 7 years now. Of course, what I did is not safe, and should not be done by anyone. Nevertheless, the symptoms did not go away. I just started learned to deal with them. I still have periods of severe depression. I still have very severe sleep disturbances. But the way that I deal with it is a bit different now. First and foremost, I don't trust my mind and feelings. This appears a little morbid on the surface, but it's very rational and sound. If my emotions are the problem, and there are attendant thoughts that feed the problem emotions, then I absolutely should not rely on them. So I question them, and I challenge them. Especially the thoughts. This way, I go through the depression, or the mania, but I'm not overcome by it because I've developed this sort of presence of mind or awareness of what's going on. If it's more difficult to deal with, I tell myself about the good things that have happened to balance out the depression, or I remind myself of some things that have not gone according to plan to help bring down a mania. Yes, these things can be done, but they are very labor intensive and time consuming. My advice is not to cut the antidepressants without medical supervision. CBT (which is the formal name for what I do on my own) is very beneficial in the treatment of depression. I recommend it, but only under professional supervision. ADD--Now that you've specified that the depression is situational, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) would work best in the long run. The reason that I would advise against cutting meds cold turkey is that some of them can have adverse effects if they are stopped suddenly. For example, depakote has been known to cause seizures if it is stopped suddenly. A lot of them require weaning.

Answer 4

Try St John's Wort

eliminate salt from your diet - leaches natural produced lithium in your body

stay away from caffiene and alcohol

I am a diagnosed bi-polar manic depressive (1990), and have been off meds and sympton free since 1992 using herbals and monitoring diet

Answer 5

Do something for someone. I promise it will work. I don't cIare if it is just cleaning out your mom's car or taking flowers to a friend. I have been through more this year than most people go through in a lifetime, and the only thing that gets me through is my volunteer work and helping my sister. It makes me think of others and not myself.

Answer 6

Start going to church and develop a relationship with Jesus. Call me nutty, but it worked for me.

Answer 7

Exercise, exercise, exercise.

Answer 8

Just get laid regularly ☺


Doug