O/T - Any supplements for Major Depression?

[dece870717]

Anyone know of any supplements that help with depression or has helped you personally with depression?

 

[Bionic]

I'm sure you'll get a slew of answers but I just wanted to say that the cascade of hormones and chemicals in the brain is very fragile and depression is such a dangerous condition that self-medication shouldn't be a consideration. I would consult a professional as the first line of defense. Whatever you choose, good luck to you and I hope you find speedy resolution.

 

[bcaamuscle]

5-htp is alright I find. I've never had *major* depression but used it for bad thoughts/social anxieties

 

[dece870717]

I'm sure you'll get a slew of answers but I just wanted to say that the cascade of hormones and chemicals in the brain is very fragile and depression is such a dangerous condition that self-medication shouldn't be a consideration. I would consult a professional as the first line of defense. Whatever you choose, good luck to you and I hope you find speedy resolution.

I always tend to be the type to try any natural remedy I can before I try any kind of medication, especially when I don't have insurance and have to pay God only knows how much for a bottle of some antidepressant medication.

 

[tri-terror]

If you are so depressed you think it's actually chemical imbalance you need to see a doctor.
If you just have some bad shit going on in your life and you are having trouble coping, then fuck medicine. You need heavy metal, and heavy weights. Maybe bust out some Black Ops, or read a fucking book or something to take your mind off shit.
If it's because of a girl find one skinnier with bigger tits and bang the shit out of her.

 

[dece870717]

If you are so depressed you think it's actually chemical imbalance you need to see a doctor.
If you just have some bad shit going on in your life and you are having trouble coping, then fuck medicine. You need heavy metal, and heavy weights. Maybe bust out some Black Ops, or read a fucking book or something to take your mind off shit.
If it's because of a girl find one skinnier with bigger tits and bang the shit out of her.

Lol, I wish it was something as simple as a "girl". And taking your mind off basically what my whole lifes been and lack of a life isn't really possible nor is it going to help.

 

[tri-terror]

Lol, I wish it was something as simple as a "girl". And taking your mind off basically what my whole lifes been and lack of a life isn't really possible nor is it going to help.

Well, then man I think you gotta take charge and do something to change your life for the better. It's hard and sucks but it can be done. You sound like you have the wherewithal to do it,

 

[Bionic]

If you're in the US, you can get medicaid or other assistance and I didn't say anything about prescription drugs, either. You may just need to work through things and get a better perspective with the help of a psychologist. This isn't achey joints or liver enzymes or whatnot. Major depression requires professional intervention. If there was a quick-fix, no one would be clinically depressed. Good luck to you, friend.

 

[vanya]

Humanofort

 

[Ashop]

Anyone know of any supplements that help with depression or has helped you personally with depression?

I would probably talk it over with your doctor and let them help you determine if its anxiety or depression. They can treat you best from there.

 

[seala8]

def talk to your doctor . Dont self medicate yourself for something this serious its not worth messing up those chemicals in your brain. It can lead to worse depression

 

[Bump]

i've battled a pretty severe anxiety problem for YEARS and been prescribed every medication under the sun. Some I tried, some I didn't. I have an entire draw full of 2-week sample packs of every anti-anxiety/depression medicine to come out in the last 2-3 years.
I found that ssri's (paxil, celexa etc) take away my drive. I feel like i'm castrated while i'm on them. Found it very hard to focus and/or train. I'd try a drug for two months (waste two months of my life being miserable!!) and then i'd go back and she would hand me another prescription and tell me "lets give this a couple month to see if it works!!! Fuck that approach. I want instant results. I don't want to piss away a year of my life trying the latest and greatest bs meds to find out that none of them did a fucking thing to help me and i'm right back where I started.
So I changed Dr's. My new Dr (a guy this time) looked over my medical record, history of the drugs i'd tried to treat this condition (all to no avail). He asked me about my social life, what I did for work, my childhood. Then he gave me a 4-page personality-profile type of document. I filled out answers to 50 questions and he went over them. He told me that he wanted me to try a different type of medicine and see me back in a week. I agreed. The new medicine was adderall. It worked great. Within two days I felt 90% better. I went back to the Dr. a week later and he diagnosed me with adhd (or add, same thing). This was about a year ago and since then I have remained between 10-20mgs/day and I feel a lot better than I used to.

Basically I had ADD and my previous dr had been misdiagnosing me with depression/anxiety for almost an entire year!!
Keep that in mind in case you fit that mold.

 

[wasp]

I would probably talk it over with your doctor and let them help you determine if its anxiety or depression. They can treat you best from there.

well, "best" is relative, dont forget , they are getting incentives to shove shit down your throat you dont need

 

[big c of az]

I would say see a professional

 

[Moen]

5-htp works close to as good as ssri's so try!

 

[kingpeon]

Acetylcarnitine and fish oil worked for me.

 

[BIGW]

Dece 870717 You should take Bump advice he knows what hes talking about on this subject. The drug companies have programs to help people who does not have insurance. I know a lot about this subject. I'm pushing close to 40 and so at the age of 35 i have finally accepted the fact that I a disease,I hate to tail anyone this Bipolar. Don"t ask a lot of ? about Bipolar. Just go to the DR.

 

[bbminded]

how would you rate your energy levels? are you tired often where you have to take naps everyday or even almost fall asleep at a red light for example(considering your getting 6-8 hours of sleep a night)?

 

[MongolianSlut]

weed

 

[bbminded]

Also forgot to mention that i have been on prozac now for about close to 3 months. I feel that its helped some, however im probably gonna drop it and try to go natural to because of a certain side effect. That being that i cant get as full an erection as i used to, even when using viagra or cialis, or both together. Also not to mention that it takes about two hours to cum if your lucky. And im on 500mgs of testE also.