i have depression and my anti-depressants make me feel sick, are there any natural alternatives?

Question

i have really bad depression, and the anti-depressant im on make me feel really sick, edgy and tired. i want to know if here are any natural alternatives instead

i have really bad depression, and the anti-depressant im on make me feel really sick, edgy and tired. isee a mental health counsellor as well. i want to know if here are any natural alternatives instead

Answer 1

you need to find your happy place,think of the best place you ever been.a place where you were happy.like talking to grandmother or grandpa . i know you can think of at least one place.let it be your happy place.when your feeling down,go there in your mind.and smile. and be happy.i was put on anti depressants, and it was helL.i had to stop takeing them.they made me feel so bad i though i was about to die.if i walked 50 yards i had to sit and rest.i didnt want to be around anybody.i was in my own little world.after i stopped takeing them i was fine.i just though i had a problem.the medication was a problem.all i can say is good luck and hang in there.it will get better.

Answer 2

Yes, there are natural alternatives to depression, but I haven't found anything that can affect a serious depression like antidepressants. To treat my depression, and I have been successfully treated, took a multidisciplinary approach. I couldn't take Prozac type drugs, so it was discovered that a combination of Effexor, Seroquel, and Trazadone was effective. In addition, I work out three times a week vigorously. That raises my serotonin and nor epinephrine levels as well and I get the added benefit of being a good looking 42-year old. And on top of being effective in pain control and keeping Vasculitis under control, I take 70 mg. a day of Percocet and 20mg. a day of Prednisone. I also take a drug called Cyproheptadine, which removes the emotional attachment from a memory and that helps. There are so many things you can do, natural and pharmaceutical, to alleviate your depression. But what works for me and others might not work for you. That's why you have a doctor and you should both create a trust with one another. I know that when I see my psychiatrist every four months or when I see my GP weekly, that they have my health and well being in mind, and we have learned to trust each other.

I've also learned that some side effects, difficult to deal with at first, can and will go away after using them a while. Good luck and IM me if I'm on line if you want to talk.

Answer 3

Talk to your doctor about herbal supplements and vitamins that may help with serotonin levels (the chemical in your brain that determines your level of happiness; a lack of serotonin is the source of depression generally). Also, I'm sure people have already told you how exercise, especially running and yoga, improves serotonin levels as well.

This site has a great article about alternatives:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/78503/fight_depression_naturally.html

I really wish the best for you, and hope that you find your way out from you depression.

Answer 4

An often overlooked avenue for assisting with depression is exercise. Though depression makes one feel tired, just trying to exercise a little bit each day can assist tremendously.

Answer 5

Exercise regularly and eat the right foods, esp fruit and veggies. Sounds boring but the truth is that 80-90% of your serotonin lives in your digestive tract, so if your intestines are unhappy, your head will be too.

Answer 6

Try alternative healing. Learn how to meditate and release negative energies from within, you will learn selfawareness and how to copy with life's daily issues and problems without getting depressed. Learn how to detach.

Answer 7

St. John's Wort works for some people. I wouldn't recommend it because it gave me stomach aches.

There are a lot of medications for depression, tell your doctor about it and maybe you can be put on something else.

Answer 8

Try Cogntive-behavior therapy, It has been scientifically proven to work just as effective as anti-depressants and better than placebo.

Answer 9

Ask your psychiatrist if you have some other problem besides depression. For instance anit-depressents make people with bipolar disorder worse.

Answer 10

Try therapy