depression medication

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Q: Depression medication- what are the alternatives to serotonin-blockers?
I’ve been on zoloft before, and I hated the medication more then the disease. Usually my depression lasts about a month and then fades, but its been about 6 months now and its getting worse. I need to go back on some sort of medication, but what are the alteratives to serotin blocking medication like zoloft? Has anyone had a similar experience? What did you do?

Therapy hasn’t worked for me- my depression is chemical, not emotional, and I’ve tried herbal suppluments with no effect.

A: Sunlight and exercise are a great combo if you want to avoid the side effects of medication. They both address the chemical aspect of depression. Pair that with some daily affirmations and you’ll see some improvement. If you live in a place with limited sun, try the OTT light (google it) or full spectrum flourescent bulbs.

I fired my therapist several months ago because going there kept my mind focused on all the negatives in my life. I’d be having a perfectly great month, my appt. would be coming up, and I would have to think about what was bad in my life and talk about it for an hour. I’d leave feeling worse than when I went in. And she collected $100 an hour for that!

Just my perpsective on therapy.

Q: is there sometimes no depression medication that will help a person?
i’m 15 and i have severe depression. i have tried 3 different types of depression medications, and none have worked. i am going to try another medication. i am worried that it won’t work because none of the others have worked. is it possible that there is no medication on the market that can help me?

A: First of all, I assume you’re seeing a qualified psychologist, and not simply trying things that you find on the streets.

I’m not a doctor, but I also have depression, and have done quite a bit of reading about the illness and its treatments.

Medication for mental health is a very touchy subject, and all the things that they know about it are still very new. For MANY MANY people, it takes a very long time finding an effective combination of drugs and dosages. Of course, that’s not easy to deal with when you’re in the middle of a severe phase of depression. These medications also can take a very long time to become effective.

To add to all of this, there really aren’t any mental health drugs that have been developed specifically for teenagers or children, so it is even more difficult to find effective treatment for someone your age.

My advice: be patient, be patient, be patient. I know that’s not easy when you’re suffering. Make sure you trust your doctor to do what’s right (even though many things “won’t work” when you try them). Consider going to therapy in addition to taking medications.

It took me over three years to find a medical combination that was even remotely effective. It’s been five years now, and we’re still tweaking dosages to find the MOST effective combination.

Also, when you’re feeling most depressed, remember to NEVER give up. If you ever feel like harming yourself, tell someone who cares about you right away, especially your parents. Much of my depression comes because my father committed suicide when I was very young.

No matter how depressed you feel and how worthless you feel, people value you and would be incredibly hurt if you harmed yourself.
There are always people who can help you, even if it’s just an ear to talk to, or a shoulder to cry on.

Good luck.

Q: where can I find online some pictures of the brain on chronic depression medication?
I am doing a paper on chronic depression and I need to have some pictures of the brain while taking depression medication.. help

A: Try google search for images… you can find anything there.

Peace.

Q: If I am in the Military can i be prescribed Anti-Depression Medication?
If I am in the Military can i be prescribed Anti-Depression Medication? I am on active duty right now and im really depressed.

If i went to medical would they give me some kind of antidepressant? I know how it is in the military with the HUGE stigma of getting mental help.

Does the military even prescribe antidepressants?

A: yes after a thorough review and if deemed medically necessary. they will not whoever, just write you an Rx immediately.

you will need to get thoroughly checked out to include counseling first.

Q: Which depression medication makes your boobs grow bigger?
i read somewhere that some depression medication has prolactin or something like that that makes your boobs grow bigger, which depression medication is that?

A: Donuts!

Q: Can depression medication make you more depressed?
i take a depression medication (nortiptyline) for migraines. i take 20mg a day. i had a problem with depression years (about 4) ago. i have noticed since i started taking the medication that i have felt like i am slipping back into depression.

can depression medications make you depressed if you take them when you are not depressed?

A: my mum was similar to you, she took a medication for depression for another health problem, and she got completely suicidal….she was laying in bed thinking up ways to do it….luckily she was so ill she couldnt move even if she had wanted to, and when she told us, we got the doctor to switch her meds and she was fine after it was out of her system.

I think its more to do with how the individuals body chemistry reacts with the medication, as the pill my mum was taking was one i have taken, and it never had the same effect on me!

i suggest you speak to your doc to see about switching, depression is not worth getting for the relief of a migraine

Q: Does alcohol really counteract depression medication?
I am on Effexor and am experiencing several symptoms of depression but I do drink several times a week so I wanted to know if it’s because of the alcohol or I am becoming immune to the medication (which has happened to me before.) Thanks!

A: This is actually relatively recent material in the scientific literature. The general consensus for quite some time was that moderate drinking occasionally combined with most antidepressants was acceptable – provided there were no interactions with the medication, and the alcohol isn’t being abused or complicating anything else.

More recently some fairly high quality material came out(within the last year or so) showing alcohol consumed at as low as a single alcoholic drink per week radically lowers the potency of antidepressants – not as much as some things, but it’s still cutting their efficacy in about half. From what I recall of the data it didn’t appear to be dose dependent (ie, more alcohol makes the antidepressants work more poorly) – the material they came up with showed that it was -any- consumption of alcohol created a moderate reduction in antidepressant efficacy.

So basically, the answer to your question is a yes.

Q: how do psychiatrists know if you need to be on medication for depression?
what signifies whether you need to be on meds on not..and what is the typical depression medication they give?

A: I tell you how they know. Pharmaceutical companies today spend $ 22 BILLION a year to convince doctors not only psychiatrists to prescribe more drugs. They fund medical journals, they organize and pay seminars and they pay psychiatrists to speak for using drugs incredible money.
Check the best answer here – copy and paste the link into your browser

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Q: Treating depression with or without medication?
I’m 24 years old and have been depressed for most of my life. I have tried medication in the past but I’m not sure if it was because I had the wrong idea of what it would do for me, or it just wasn’t working.
I think that I am depressed because I am really unhappy with my life, not because of some chemistry thing.
Is depression medication supposed to make you feel better about your crappy life, or is it supposed to fix your brain so you are happy? And should I go back on medication?

A: There is no scientific proof that depression is caused by an imbalance of biochemicals, such as serotonin, in the brain View http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/08/robert-whitaker-interview.aspx A previous answer follows:

Antidepressants/anxiolytics either don’t work for, cause side effects, or lose efficacy, over time, with a considerable proportion of people; probably more than 50%. See: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl… and http://suiciderateup.wordpress.com I suggest that you view http://your-mental-health.8m.com/blank_27.html about depression, then page B. Check out www.drugs.com & www.rxlist.com and wean off, in accordance with http://www.itmonline.org/arts/ssri.htm SSRI WITHDRAWAL SCHEDULE, or www.theroadback.org/workbook.htm and begin the core treatments immediately, and the herbal remedies, or OTHER supplements, like SAM-e, 5-htp, or L-phenylalanine, when below 50% weaning dosage. St. John’s wort has anxiolytic, as well as antidepressant properties, so consider taking a recommended brand, along with a low dosage of 5-htp, (50 mg daily; no more! or 200 mg if not using the wort) which works quicker than the wort, and employing the core treatments shown for depression, and a relaxation method, and/or the EFT. SJW is thought to work by increasing the levels of multiple neurotransmitters moderately, rather than just boosting those of serotonin considerably, as with many antidepressants. Check out: http://www.foodforthebrain.org/content.a…
At least, give the above a trial period of 3 – 6 months, after weaning off, to see if they are sufficient. If not, (which is unlikely) medications will still be available, but maintain the core treatments as complementary ones, because they treat the cause, rather than mask symptoms.

There are various kinds, and levels of depression, with at least 7 different causes. Different treatments may apply. Doctors and psychiatrists rely too much these days on medications, and are overly influenced by the sales reps of the drug companies, who profile them psychologically, and study their prescribing record, then offer rewards, freebies, courses, payments to lecture; even attendance fees to view lectures. View: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl… and http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl… Use the Mercola.com SEARCH BAR, about how drug company money has corrupted psychiatry, & view: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/18/drug-company-reps-are-using-psychological-warfare-techniques-on-your-doctor.aspx People who ask their doctor for a certain brand have it prescribed 70% of the time, hence the huge media campaigns – see http://www.naturalnews.com/010315_advertising_drugs_doctors.html The feedback that I have received here is that antidepressants work, if they do, by blunting the emotions. Many users describe it as “zombification”, or emotional deadness. They produce side effects in around 25% – 30% of cases, and they can sometimes (rarely) include the possibility of permanent inorgasmia, (inability to achieve orgasm: “I haven’t tried zoloft, but since the very first lexapro tablet I ever took, I have never had an orgasm again. And I came off it a year ago”.) or even the permanent loss of the ability for a male to achieve an erection, which is something they don’t advertise.

Although they may limit the lows, they also limit the excitement, and joys of life. That effect is far less pronounced with St. John’s wort, and may be unnoticeable. Antidepressants have demonstrated increased rates of suicide, homicide, and aberrant behaviour, especially in people under the age of around 24 – 25. Note the warnings on the label/insert, or at www.drugs.com The wort carries no such risks, and side effects are rarer, generally much milder, and never permanent., so why take an unnecessary risk? I suggest that such people immediately adopt the core treatments shown, and consider using the herbal remedies, or OTHER supplements. If antidepressants are offered, say “thank you very much” and pocket the prescription, but don’t fill it until giving the natural & alternative treatments a trial period of at least 3, and preferably 6 months. Antidepressants will still be available, if required, (unlikely) but it’s best to avoid the risks, and side effects.

Q: Have you ever been depressed or taken medication for depression? Can you please give me some info about this?
I was looking through my mom’s stuff and I found anti-depression medication (the tag said it was suscribed to her.) Because I wasn’t technically supposed to be looking through her stuff, I don’t know how to approach her about the topic. Should I even?? She is getting help anyway, and she is a very private woman.

Anyway, can you please tell me what you or a family member went through/felt so I know how to help my mom.

A: Here are some tips as to how you can help your mom cope with her depression. Good luck! It sounds as though she is taking her meds, so hopefully she will be fine. Even some of the best people battle with depression.

Q: Bi Polar Medication? is it the same treatment/drugs they give a person for depression? or different?
I am confused about how Bi Polar is treated, do they give anti depressants or do they give some other treatment. Have a family member on and off depression medication and now they are talking about bi polar, any experience would be appreciated. Thank you.

A: Bipolar is always treated with a mood stabilizer, like lithium or one of many, many others. This is because when you give a bipolar person just an antidepressant, they become manic, or enter a mixed state.

It is however, frequent to give a bipolar person a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant. The antidepressant works better for elevating the depressed phase of the disorder, while the mood stabilizer is better at choking out the extreme manias than it is at getting rid of the depressions.

Q: Is it safe to take MDMA, “mollies”, if I’m on a depression medication?
I have been diagnosed with depression, firbomyalgia, and lupus in the past year. I’m only 18 years old and still “livin it up”.
Well there is a rave coming up in a couple weeks that my friends an I were going to go to and we were going to take mollies. They have before but I haven’t. They’re worried with the medication I’m on will effect me and cause harm. Please let me know.

A: Hi
What one can make out after going through your question is that you are quite young and instead of taking or thinking of taking suck medicines it is better you resort to natural measures because these medicines might solve your problem but they have side effects which will be visible at a later stage.
There is a detoxification center known as Fresh Start in Vancouver Island and they have solved many such cases and I am sure your case will also be solved successfully.
Best of luck

Q: which depression medication makes your boobs grow bigger?
i read somewhere that some depression medication has prolactin or something like that that makes your boobs grow bigger, which depression medication is that?

A: This is a sick question. And not sick in a good way. What is our world coming to?

Q: How do I handle depression after medication?
Earlier this summer I was hospitalized for depression and suicidal tendencies. I was put on medication for depression and social anxiety. I just recently started college and for some reason, my doctor stopped my medication all together. I am having problems with feeling down all the time, being unsure of myself and fighting back the urge to cry randomly. I know that there has to be a way to deal with this without going back on medication. Does anyone have any tips?

A: I would go back to your doctor, or even go to a psychiatrist if you don’t think your doctor made the right decision (I don’t think he did). A lot of the time, you should stay on the medication even if you are feeling better and then come off it slowly, under the advice of your professional. A short burst of time like that on medication is probably not likely to have helped in the long run, sometimes the drugs are necessary to “train” (I hate that term but can’t think of a better one) your mind into thinking at a level above the depression.

Also you can’t expect the medication or your condition to disappear completely, as depressive tendencies in a person have the ability to stay around, even if they’re below the surface.

If you really aren’t keen on going back on the medication, the only thing I can suggest is seeing a therapist on a weekly basis – having someone who won’t judge and can help you through even the smallest of problems could do you a world of good.

Q: Does anti-depression medication actually help or make things worse?
Im 17 and going through depression and Im quite young, so its not like Im a 50 year old on meds. There is a different. (Not to offend anyone.) My depression has been killing me. I can’t take it anymore…everything is so scary and dull. All I think about is death, constantly all the time.
I have a therapist but it only helps so much.

Medication you gain weight, it stores in your body and I heard you have increased thoughts of suicide?
how do you feel?

A: anit- depression
if you take it helps.

But also, VERY IMPORTANT
But also, don’t eat fried foods, don’t drink soft drinks,

eat 3 fresh raw fruits every day, eat 3 raw vegetables every day.

Get outside and either run for 20 minutes, in the afternoon/ early evening

or walk for an hour, in the afternoon or early evening.

The food change will help your metabolism

The fruits and veggies will increase your metablism
and help keep you feeling alive and attentive

The outside in the sun provides you with Vit E (I think it is E) which fights depression
And the exercising raise your endorphines that also, fights depression.

But if something happened to you when you were younger, it is important to identify it, accept what it was that happened.
Realize it was not your fault.
And let it go….
Say it out loud it is not my fault, and repeat it…

(unless it is something that the police should be notified over, then tell your parents and call the police) Then follow the rest

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