Anxiety / Depression

[chad steele]

First step is to find a different football team to cheer for in the fall.

[eagleduck]

See a medication specialist. There are a lot of people on SSRI type medication who actually are bi-polar (not the stark raving mad type of bi-polar either, bi-polar 2 which is often unknown to the person) and your Zoloft type medications either don't work or make the problem worse. If you live anywhere near a big city it shouldn't be a problem finding someone who can dial something in for you. It helped my wife a ton (not before some up's and down's getting on the right stuff).

[Dylan E]

Hey,

I have the same issues, been that way since I was small. When I get depressed, I start taking B12 vitamins, they help a bunch. Go to a Health Food store and find some, I don't think they are too expensive. I found those helped way more than anything the doc gave me.

Also, as others have suggested, go get some professional help. It's nice to have someone to talk to that won't judge you. That also helped me when all my family would say is "snap out of it." Like it's some kind of switch I can turn pff and on? Okay.

I hope this helps.

Good luck.

[DEERSPINE GUY]

Hey guys,

don't want to bring up a shitty subject but just wondering if anyone else out there suffers from anxiety and depression. I have been dealing with this for years and have come to the point where I am sick and tired of dealing with this shit and having it control my life! Does anyone have any experiences or solutions they can share that may help me through this? Any help would be great!

Thanks guys -

GIVE IT ALL TO GOD. LET HIM CARRY IT FOR YOU. I DID. I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. I STARTED PRAYING, IT'S NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS IT WAS.

[illeagle05]

I have never been on a prescribed medication, but things that I have found that help are: most importantly regular exercise, consistent sleep pattern, and eating healthy (including limiting alcohol & caffeine). There are also natural supplements which can help you relax... 5-Hydroxytryptophan (marketed as 5-HTP) and L-theanine. Also, getting regular sunlight can help...and if you suffer from SAD as well there are therapy lights for that.

If you ever have trouble motivating yourself to work out or to do any of the proactive things to help you, just remind yourself how you feel after you do the things that help and compare it to how you feel at that moment when you lack motivation. That'll usually be sufficient motivation.

[RSE]

I'm not big on medication, though I understand why it is used. I think (in most cases -- I understand depression may be caused by organic factors) drugs treat the symptom but don't cure the disease. Also, because no drug works for everyone and because there is no way of telling what drug will work, taking the drugs until you do find out which one works for you can be a dismal experience.

I think that with depression, like any disease, you need to find the cause and deal with it. I recommend therapy. You may or may not be able to isolate what in your life is causing you to be depressed, but therapy will help you deal with it.

I agree with those who suggest you work on things in your life to increase your self-esteem. That alone may be able to break the cycle for you. Good luck.

[Cheesesteak]

Hey,

I have the same issues, been that way since I was small. When I get depressed, I start taking B12 vitamins, they help a bunch. Go to a Health Food store and find some, I don't think they are too expensive. I found those helped way more than anything the doc gave me.

Also, as others have suggested, go get some professional help. It's nice to have someone to talk to that won't judge you. That also helped me when all my family would say is "snap out of it." Like it's some kind of switch I can turn pff and on? Okay.

I hope this helps.

Good luck.

Oh, I hate that..."Snap out of It" or "Get over It" people that say that have NO idea and it's also very hard to get others to understand what you're going through.

[Cheesesteak]

I have never been on a prescribed medication, but things that I have found that help are: most importantly regular exercise, consistent sleep pattern, and eating healthy (including limiting alcohol & caffeine). There are also natural supplements which can help you relax... 5-Hydroxytryptophan (marketed as 5-HTP) and L-theanine. Also, getting regular sunlight can help...and if you suffer from SAD as well there are therapy lights for that.

If you ever have trouble motivating yourself to work out or to do any of the proactive things to help you, just remind yourself how you feel after you do the things that help and compare it to how you feel at that moment when you lack motivation. That'll usually be sufficient motivation.

Oh yeah....I forgot to mention SAM-e...that was something I tried that helped a LOT more than the prescription meds. I wouldn't say it "cured" me but definitely made the crappy feelings much more manageable and not nearly as intense.

[illeagle05]

Oh yeah....I forgot to mention SAM-e...that was something I tried that helped a LOT more than the prescription meds. I wouldn't say it "cured" me but definitely made the crappy feelings much more manageable and not nearly as intense.

Interesting...hadn't read up on that one before. Do you have any recommendations for a specific brand? Reading about it just now I saw a lot of people complaining of stomach pains but that being caused by insufficient coating. Might have to go pick some up this evening.

[Cheesesteak]

Interesting...hadn't read up on that one before. Do you have any recommendations for a specific brand? Reading about it just now I saw a lot of people complaining of stomach pains but that being caused by insufficient coating. Might have to go pick some up this evening.

I forget what brand name it was...I picked it up at a Costco store, it came in a box with a few "sleeves" that each had about 8 mentos looking tablets, a bit smaller-packaged like many of the gums available out there these days, pop the pills through the foil holding it in place. Hope this didn't confuse more.

edit..could've easily been these http://www.costco.com/Nature-Made%C2...&storeId=10301