Alternative treatments for depression and anxiety?

Question

My husband was diagnosed with depression 6 years ago. He has been on several types of medication, they all work for a while and then they just STOP. I have studied alternative medication for 2 years. My husband really doesn't want to be on the pills anymore, so I have been giving him the Sam-E supplements along with St Johns Wort and a Stress tab with energy. I am wondering what else I could be doing. I was giving him a Kava/valerian supplement for his anxiety but recently he started to state that he was exhausted, so I started giving him the stress tabs instead. They are like an energy vitamin with iron. Does anyone know anything that can help me, I am doing the best I know how. Do homeopathic clinics take insurance?

Although I appreciate the Godly sermon, I know that depression is a combination of a chemical imbalance in the brain and specific deficiencies. My husband was born an oddly "sad" child. His parents went to church, his mother was fully devoted to him. Lack of God and family has nothing to do with the reason my husband has been depressed his entire life. They thought it was just who he was and let it go, but when he was 26 he went to a doctor and was told he was depressed. He is very different without his medication, I'm not sure the alternatives will work for him, but we are trying.

Answer 1

Unfortunately, a lot of drugs stop working because your body actually recovers from what the drugs take away.... and yes, drugs commonly shut down something in your body to prevent certain symptoms.

It's very admirable that you've been researching natural alternatives... so few people do. You're on the right track with Sam-E and St. John's Wart... those are two of the most popular mood supplements. In addition to that, you can try things like 5-HTP/Tryptophan (which is for sleep and mood), and Rhodiola Rosea... you can also try Fish Oil, B-12, or dark chocolate (they don't typically help as much as some herbs, but some people get a lot of help from them).

Some items that help with sleep and/or relaxation (like Valerian, Chamomile, Hops, or Melatonin) may help with anxiety as well.... but he might only be able to take those at night.
Energy supplements don't help the mood as much as just giving someone more of a desire to get out and do things, so some people get no help for their depression from those, while some people get a lot of benefit.

As far as Homeopathic clinics.... it depends on if they have MDs or Chiropractors there as well. Some can take insurance for all services (if they "re-label" the services in some cases), some can take it for certain services, and some can't take it at all. Most insurances won't accept Homeopathic as "legitamit medical treatments" (which I think is stupid... but that's my opinion), so check with the clinic to see if they can or not.

Answer 2

First off, your husband is lucky to have you. Omega 3 works well for some people...there is a product called OmegaBerry that is very beneficial. I know you can get it on purity products online, I'm not sure where else. Also, eating healthy and regular exercise can be a huge help for depression and anxiety.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Amino acids work very well with these conditions. I would suggest two products; Mood Factors by Country Life-for depression. It contains Tyrosine, Glutamine, and Taurine. And Theanine Serene by Sorce Naturals, for anxiety. It contains Theanine, GABA, and Taurine. Both are available from iherb.com.

Answer 5

Homeopathic Remedies for Anxiety / Stress / Depression(Bereavment) :-

ANXIETY & STRESS :-

Sudden with restlessness and fear of death Aconite 30X or 200X,1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

Prolonged with periodic and panic attacks Arsenic Alb.200X, 4 hourly (3 Doses)

With fainting spells; profuse sweating; worse in the morning Sulphur 30X or 200X 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Makes patient walk fast; due to anticipation Argentum Nit 200X, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Worse lying in bed and closing the eyes Carbo Veg 30X or 200X, 4 hourly (6 Doses)

Anxiety aggravated by upward or downward motion; going in an elevator; worse till 11 P.M, Borax 200X or 1M, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxious about business even when seriously ill Bryonia Alba 200X 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Full of apprehensions in the evening Causticum 200X, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxiety and fears in the evening with restlessness and palpitation Calcarea Carb.200X or 1M, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxiety worse while lying still. Sad music ameliorates the complaints Manganum Acet 200X 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxiety due to fright, fear,exciting news; stage fright; worse while appearing for examination or interview etc Gelsemium 30X or 200X 3 hourly (6 Doses)

Mood Swings, Anxiety due to grief or shock in the subconscious mind Ignatia 200X or 1M, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Anxiety; better after eating Anacardium Or 30X, 4 hourly.

DEPRESSION & GRIEF(Bereavement) :-

Severe shock due to sudden death of loved ones; restlessness, anxiety and fear Aconite 200X. 10 min (3 Doses)

Prolonged mournings; cannot overcome the loss of loved ones Ignatia 1M or 10M, 6 hourly (3 Doses)

When the grief is in the conscious mind; patient weeps; does not like sympathy Natrum Mur.200X or 1M, 6 hourly (3 Doses)

For chronic grief and indignation Staphysagria 200X or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

Depression with suicidal thoughts feeling of worthlessness, Aurum Met 30X, three times a day half hour before meals.


Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine (Cures Par Excellence)

Take Care and God Bless You !

Answer 6

Ideally you should have a combination of the following:

1- Acai' Berry (which is know to)
a-Give greater energy / stamina
b- Improve mental focus
c- Promote better sleep
e- Improve and elevate your mood

2- Passion Fruit (which is known to)
a-Calm anxiety
b-Promote better sleep

3- Banana (which is known to)
a-Promote better moods and help mood swing

4-Wolfberry & Bilberries (which are known to)
a-Help cronic fatigue

All of these in combination, in a liquid form could possibly be very helpful to your husband.

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Answer 8

I also was severely depressed and sometimes still am. I also lost all my friends when I was very young and when I went to a "center" instead of a high school I only made two friends, and neither was very good, although one of them was somewhat decent. I also lost them in a few years.

These are the typical reasons for a person becoming depressed and turning to suicide:

1. Not getting your way. For example: A non-Christian being prevented by a Christian from getting something they want because that Christian is obeying God. For example say your friend has just become a Christian and you haven't and still hate God (whether you believe you do or not), and you want him to spend his excess money and watch some time-wasting movie with you but he won't because he's decided to spend his excess on spreading the gospel: You will become depressed at either the wrong idea that he hates you or angry that he is hating the things you love. Basically it's anger at God that leads to depression.

2. When a Christian sees others breaking God's laws, especially when they break the more important ones deliberately, and often. Scripture gives us some insight into one ancient Christian's emotional life, whose name was Lot:

"he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)" - 2 Peter 2:7-8

3. Others mistreating / being unloving to us.

4. False thinking such as thinking we can't do much to help anyone else in life or, after God has forgiven you, wrongly thinking that he hates you, and losing faith in his love for you.

5. Worshiping things other than God:

"The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods." - Psalm 16:4

You may not be worshiping "gods" however, if you are not worshiping God, or worshiping other men, metaphorically or literally, more than and especially, in hatred against him, then you will become more and more filled with sorrow.

If you have not yet asked God to forgive you with sincere sorrow towards him for breaking his laws with the desire to stop breaking them, then according to Scripture you will not live forever with God nor will your mind become perfectly logical, but will remain in a tormented and chaotic state. To solve this problem you must not trust in any opinion over God's facts. For example if he said, "Do not lie" but in your opinion it's good to lie now and then, don't trust your opinion. Yes, it is good to lie in some cases for quick profit, but God will punish you for it, and if you are not forgiven yet, and you end up dying before you are forgiven, you will be punished forever for it.

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe. - Proverbs 28:26

You should also not listen to those who are not forgiven for spiritual / moral wisdom:

"He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm." - Proverbs 13:20

That is common sense advice as well. For example say you want help understanding a hard math problem, are you going to get the advice of a hateful impatient idiot who doesn't understand math?

If a person truly wants to know and understand the God of the Bible in order to please rather than find fault with him, God will allow it and will let you know how to secure your future forever.

In order to get eternal life and an ever-increasingly logical mind you must also humble yourself rather than arrogant and stubborn towards God:

"whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted." - Matthew 23:12

So, willingly, without hatred, do what God asks you to.

Another problem may be your diet and comfort level. For example if you have high arches, the pain from walking around and not having good arch support may be causing you to be easily irritated. Or your sleep may be hindered by light coming in from under a door, a clock, a humming sound coming from a computer or clock, irritating bed sheets, or an uncomfortable pillow or bed.

Also, if you are not getting enough saturated fat you may have poor health and feel miserable, and so again, will be easily angered.

There is an excellent health guide at http://romans916.com

Finally: "don't worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ho of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." - Matthew 6:25-34

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