Is it better to take medicine for depression
health advisory
Hospital
Mental Health
2007-11-15 19:02:31
You can also feel better by changing your diet, eating foods that raise both your serotonin and endorphin levels and also by increasing the endorphins in your brain by certain activities. If you think you can work through it over the next 90 days or so, please try a more natural approach before drugs.
Also, If you start taking anti-depressants (which work to elevate seratonin levels in your brain), and they are not enough--you are still not feeling happy, content, or at peace, you may have low beta-endorphins (BEs).
http://www.recoverfromdepression.com/bet...
sometimes your brain becomes chemically imbalanced and needs these medications for a while to get through therapy. It doesn't mean you have to take them forever.
DEFINTELY...it always helps to get things off of your chest!
I'm no fan of the talking cure. I say take your medicine.
Depending on the severity of your depression and the length of it would determine if you are a good canidate for medication. Talking to a counselor is always helpfull. Just be sure you find one you connect with, if you don't feel comfortable with the one you get, let them know and try someone else, they wont be offended and it is necessary to get someone you feel you can open up to. Another bit of advice while you are feeling blue is to take extra special care of you. Find time for yourself to do things you enjoy, get enough rest, eat healthy and excercise is so helpfull for you, it releases lots of feel good hormones that help relieve stress and change your mood. Another good thing to do is journal. Write down all your feelings and get them out. It is a good way to reflect, process information and to relieve stress. One more thing, forgive yourself of any past, present mistakes. We all make them and carrying them around only brings you down. Love yourself, be good to yourself and I will pray that you will feel better soon. Good luck and God bless you.
No! I heard it just makes you worse. I didnt take mine. You need to get yourself to do things that you enjoy and with the people you feel good with. Massage is also very good for depression.
I sure would give it a try. I do not really think medication should be the first option
Yes, it defiantly helps to talk things out. I suffer from the same problem and found it really helped, I also take St John Wort it is a herbal supplement which helps depression. I also find exercising help as it is supposed to increase the serotonin in the brain, Gentle swimming is my favorite exercise.