Forum for Health Issues?

[orangedog]

- Exercise: Mostly short and intense sessions. Long drawn out things (2hrs +) tend to cause me Blue Mondays.

- Sleep

- Get out more, socialize

- Marking things off the to-do list

- Avoid alcohol (or try to)

- Talk therapy

- Mindfulness training (Eastern and Western)

- Multivitamin including lots of b vitamins.

- Treating myself (clothes, chocolate, tea, etc.)

- Fish Oil: 2000mg/day (Rx'd. omega-3 helps depression/bipolar and has many other positive health effects)

- Vitamin D: 4000iu/day minimum (Rx'd. I live north and was confirmed deficient.)

- Get labs done once a year. Make sure there isn't a physical cause.

- Rx's for depression: Yes. I've been dealing with depression (dysthymia) for years. The first ADs I took were prescribed by family doctor. They provided some relief but I didn't get to the root of the problem and full relief until I consulted a psychiatrist. Family docs do what they can but most just don't have the time to make a good dx or the experience to prescribe the right med.

Rx's take a lot of experience plus some trial and error to get right. Don't settle for partial relief. Don't put up with lots of side effects. Keep working until you get it right. Learn about your problem. Learn about the Rx's. Ask lots of questions. If you don't feel comfortable then find someone else.

Rx's are not a cure-all. They just get you on even ground so you can fight life's problems.

DB-ing. - Yes, I feel dbing has been an effective method of making my life more positive. People have said I seem happier.