Sitemap

health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:01:54

If you have other issues to work on, of course do that too, but some people just have a chemical imbalance. There's nothing wrong with taking meds.

If you had these symptoms before and meds helped, why not go back to it? Why live with depression if you KNOW you don't have to?

Good Luck!

---

Your body is probably adjusting to it's own normality. The meds are out of your system so it has to find it's way.

I would suggest a couple things before going back on meds. First, eat regularly, because some of what you describe sounds like low blood sugar, which happens if you go without eating for a bit too long, or eat sugary foods then crash. It causes one to be spacey, or anxious, or annoyed etc.

Second, get some exercise, 1/2 hour of exercise per day is proven to work as well as antidepressants. It doesn't have to be strenuous either.

Third, get some sun. Especially in the winter the lack of sun causes seasonal affective disorder. This rarely happens in the tropics where people get sun all year. So it will help to get some sun.

Fourth, talk to someone, nothing eases anxieties and worries like a good chat with a friend over tea I find. I've heard it said that Oprah has no need for therapists because she talks to her best friend every day. Something to keep in mind.

Hope this helps.

---

At least you're better off than Tom Cruise, because you can admit you have a problem. People are telling you to give your life to Christ is a not bad idea( I'm a Christian), but what they may not realize is that with these problems it's hard to around other people. Check back with your doctor and keep seeing a counselor, even when you're feeling better. This all takes a very long time, but with the proper med's you may not feel the depression, anxiety, panic attacks, nervous breakdowns.

---

it may not end but it can get better - there are many reasons for it -

try the book ' mind over mood ' I read it this summer but lost it - it shows ' alternative thinking ' a way of breaking up the negative thoughts that cause depression

---