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- Bethpage,NY
Just like to know how people cope with it and beat it for good.Please keep it serious.Thanks.
Depression
- Thread starter ZANYMASTER
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- Location
- Bethpage,NY
All good advice.Thanks all.I'm not ashamed of my condition and am currently seeking Help but Those medicines all have unwanted side and expensive over time.I'm trying a more natural approach.Hitting the treadmill is helping a little but A long way from recovery.It's a tough road but up to the challenge.
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Nelson,
Speak with a therapist
If you're comfortable with it.
Speak with a therapist
If you're comfortable with it.
- Location
- Bethpage,NY
I do once a Month.He just listens to me and dispenses medication.It helps a bit to talk about it.I need more friends-LOL
My mother has suffered from depression for 35+ years. She has never seeked help.
IMO she is worse off for not seeking or accepting help. As it has helped me tremendously.
Great that you recognize this problem and are willing to do something about it.
Your more than 1/2 way there
IMO she is worse off for not seeking or accepting help. As it has helped me tremendously.
Great that you recognize this problem and are willing to do something about it.
Your more than 1/2 way there
Have you been fully evaluated to find out your exact condition?
There are other disorders that can include symptoms of depression.
You can't self diagnose.
If you feel you indeed have a disorder, the best advice I can give is to speak to a professional as soon as possible.
There are many different options to deal with disorders & that is something they can assist you with.
There are other disorders that can include symptoms of depression.
You can't self diagnose.
If you feel you indeed have a disorder, the best advice I can give is to speak to a professional as soon as possible.
There are many different options to deal with disorders & that is something they can assist you with.
- Location
- Bethpage,NY
Right now,Exercise and a good family support is going to have to do.I appreciate all your help.I just wanted to see if there are others like me going through the same thing.Thanks guys.Medicine does not work for me,it makes it worse actually.
In the mean time; know that I am also here for you Nelson!:hug: You have my number!!!!
Been there done that! Please remember there are good days, great days as well as those nasty bad days... And above all there is your biggest healer.
Been there done that!
Please remember there are good days, great days as well as those nasty bad days... And above all there is your biggest healer.
- Location
- Union Square, NY
You should consider seeing a psychologist instead of / in addition to a psychiatrist. The fact that they just listen to you is a problem. That reaks of a certain form of practice that has become very popular in the past few years. They can make you feel better but you won't be able to figure out the cause of the problems (aside from identifying a genetic predisposition to depression). Also, you want to see someone once a week at a minimum if you are feeling bad.
Most psychiatrists do not practice therapy and concentrate on pharmaceuticals for the solution. That has been the major career change in the past 15 years for people in that field. Those drugs will work but only mask your ability to emote, so you will feel less worry and bother but you haven't developed your own ability to understand those sorts of feelings. If you don't work with someone weekly you will not make progress and as soon as you go off the drugs you will be back at square one.
I have a lot of friends in the medical field and can point you in the right direction if you want. Feel free to PM me.
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- Bethpage,NY
Thanks Josh
I am a psychologist and work closely with psychiatrists and other health professionals.
There are several different types of depression varying in intensity, duration and cause. Long term depression is often neurochemical in nature and cannot be overcome without the help of anti-depressants. SSRI's are the most commonly prescribed meds, but there are others that act as mood stabilizers that can be effective on their own or as an augmentative med with the SSRI.
These meds can have side effects. Some are minor while others can be more problematic. A good site to get info on these medications is www.webmd.com. Please keep in mind that just because a side-effect is listed doesn't mean it is likely to occur. During a study if 1 person out of 10,000 gets the hiccups because of the medication then hiccups are listed as a possible side effect.
Medication may not be a permanent part of the solution. Often, the medication serves to assist an individual in reaching a point where they can now be helped by others and help themselves. Once reaching a certain point the meds may no longer be necessary. Others find that they need the medications to keep an emotional equilibirum.
Exercise has been empirically proven to have a positive effect on mild to moderate depression.
Just "talking" without insight as to the cause of the feeling/behavior is useless. I've found that the most effective therapies usually combine both a cognitive and a behavioral approach. It's good to know why you feel like crap, but then you need to change your behavior/perspective/thought processes to prevent it from happening.
If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
There are several different types of depression varying in intensity, duration and cause. Long term depression is often neurochemical in nature and cannot be overcome without the help of anti-depressants. SSRI's are the most commonly prescribed meds, but there are others that act as mood stabilizers that can be effective on their own or as an augmentative med with the SSRI.
These meds can have side effects. Some are minor while others can be more problematic. A good site to get info on these medications is www.webmd.com. Please keep in mind that just because a side-effect is listed doesn't mean it is likely to occur. During a study if 1 person out of 10,000 gets the hiccups because of the medication then hiccups are listed as a possible side effect.
Medication may not be a permanent part of the solution. Often, the medication serves to assist an individual in reaching a point where they can now be helped by others and help themselves. Once reaching a certain point the meds may no longer be necessary. Others find that they need the medications to keep an emotional equilibirum.
Exercise has been empirically proven to have a positive effect on mild to moderate depression.
Just "talking" without insight as to the cause of the feeling/behavior is useless. I've found that the most effective therapies usually combine both a cognitive and a behavioral approach. It's good to know why you feel like crap, but then you need to change your behavior/perspective/thought processes to prevent it from happening.
If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
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