depression

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It's a double edged sword. Exercise! I know you don't feel like it, but the more you attempt it, simple stretching even, you'll find yourself feeling better and wanting to do more, which ultimately benefits your depression.Meditation can be a great think as well. It allows you to set that baseline of what makes you feel happy and what makes you feel depressed.Lastly, anti depressants will eventually quit being as effective in the long run. Talk to your doctor about changes/adjustments to your drug regimen.

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There are many anti-depressants you haven't tried yet, so don't think

they will all give you the same reaction. Over the years I have tried

many and some worked for a limited period of time (2 to 3 years) others

did not work. Now I'm on Ritalin and have a great response to it (I

feel normal). Over the years I realised that the meds that worked for

me best also worked on dopamine, then I found out that Ritalin worked

on dopamine receptors. It's been 2 and a half years now and still

normal although the Ritalin causes me to puke on average once a week,

but I would never drop it unless it stopped working for my depression.

There are a few alternatives like st s wort but you can't take it

if you take a PI or NNRTI as you will most likely develop resistance

because it dramatically drops your drug levels. Keep trying and keep up

your talk therapy, depression tends to isolate people so it is good

that someone sees you on a regular basis even if it is just to tell him

your still depressed.

Sousa

Depression

Hello All-

I was diagnosed with depression, mild cognitive impairment due to hiv,

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Aand mild ADD this year and urged to see a psychiatrist and start on

anti-depressants. Im poz for 28 years, and have family history of

depression as well. Also I have tried anti-depressants at 2 different

times in the past. One was Prozac in 1993, and one was Lexapro about 8

years ago. I could not tolerate either, they made me feel " off " - as

best as I can describe it. So the psych md put me on Wellbutrin 100 mg

for two weeks- that was ok, no adverse reaction, but no benefit that I

could tell either. Then upped it to 200 mg in AM. By my 4th day at

higher dose I had headache, dizziness, ringing in my ears, and

insomnia. I stopped it without calling him because I felt it was too

toxic. Made me feel really off! I have an appt with him next week.

Anyway Im in talk therapy now and am wondering if anyone knows of an

herbal formula for depression or acupuncture or anything that might

help....I'm open to suggestion. Please let me know what works for you.

Also the psychologist who diagnosed my depression has written papers

saying the use of small doses of Ritalin often helps long termers like

me with depression and energy issues, but I think my psych doc really

wants to try anti-depressants first. I feel they are not for me and

would prefer to try the Ritalin.

Any suggestions? I exercise regularly 3 times week minimum for 30

years- I know exercise is goof for depression.

Thanks, Rob

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Numerous studies show significant improvements in depression scores when the two

essential nutrients, vitamin D and omega-3 fats (fish oil) are taken in

quantities that solve deficiency problems. They are " essential " because your

body and brain need them to be healthy and you can't make them inside your body

but have to get them from outside sources.

The typical doses people take of them are usually highly inadequate and far too

low, though.

I take 5 fish oil capsules twice per day to fix my atrial fibrillation -- heart

problem. I take 8500 IU of vitamin D per day to ward off more skin cancer. I had

a sarcoma removed four years ago. White Irish genetics people should not live in

Los Angeles, as the sun is too harsh for us. Blood tests show that I need high

doses of vitamin D to get my blood tests up to 50 ng/mL. The blood test is

called OH-vitamin D. Studies are clear when these two nutrients are deficient

people are far more likely to be depressed. Ask your doctor to test your vitamin

D blood level and see. I bet that if someone is depressed their blood level will

measure far lower than 50 mg/mL. More like 20, which indicates several

deficiency.

To learn more do a google search on vitamin D or fish oil and depression and see

the many studies on this.

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/depression.shtml

And note, none of the antidepressants can fix a nutritional deficiency. All they

can do is mask the symptoms or alter brain chemistry enough to alleviate part of

the problem. I am not saying they don't have value, sometimes great value. I am

saying they don't solve a nutritional deficiency that profoundly rules human

metabolism.

Mooney

www.medibolics.com

www.michaelmooney.net

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> There are many anti-depressants you haven't tried yet, so don't think

> they will all give you the same reaction. Over the years I have tried

> many and some worked for a limited period of time (2 to 3 years) others

> did not work. Now I'm on Ritalin and have a great response to it (I

> feel normal). Over the years I realised that the meds that worked for

> me best also worked on dopamine, then I found out that Ritalin worked

> on dopamine receptors. It's been 2 and a half years now and still

> normal although the Ritalin causes me to puke on average once a week,

> but I would never drop it unless it stopped working for my depression.

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> if you take a PI or NNRTI as you will most likely develop resistance

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> I was diagnosed with depression, mild cognitive impairment due to hiv,

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> Aand mild ADD this year and urged to see a psychiatrist and start on

> anti-depressants. Im poz for 28 years, and have family history of

> depression as well. Also I have tried anti-depressants at 2 different

> times in the past. One was Prozac in 1993, and one was Lexapro about 8

> years ago. I could not tolerate either, they made me feel " off " - as

> best as I can describe it. So the psych md put me on Wellbutrin 100 mg

> for two weeks- that was ok, no adverse reaction, but no benefit that I

> could tell either. Then upped it to 200 mg in AM. By my 4th day at

> higher dose I had headache, dizziness, ringing in my ears, and

> insomnia. I stopped it without calling him because I felt it was too

> toxic. Made me feel really off! I have an appt with him next week.

> Anyway Im in talk therapy now and am wondering if anyone knows of an

> herbal formula for depression or acupuncture or anything that might

> help....I'm open to suggestion. Please let me know what works for you.

> Also the psychologist who diagnosed my depression has written papers

> saying the use of small doses of Ritalin often helps long termers like

> me with depression and energy issues, but I think my psych doc really

> wants to try anti-depressants first. I feel they are not for me and

> would prefer to try the Ritalin.

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I am wondering what to do… Twice now I have had to get off the iodine.I have started at a low dose and when I get up to about 3 pills I start detoxing and going into depression. The first time I quit taking it and recovered in a couple of days. The second time after being off the iodine for a couple of weeks, I started back on it about 3 or 4 pills a day and then quit because of the depression and it took me at least 2 weeks to come out of the depression. I want to take the iodine but can’t deal with the depression. I do take Zoloft so I am prone to this anyway. So do I start again at small doses and work up or do I just jump in at a higher dose? What else can I do?I have the cofactors but it has so much inositol that it makes me sleepy. I take selenium. I have the salt but I only use it on my food cause of fluid retention. Also yall mention getting energy from the iodine. I don’t notice any energy.Next question – I am flying to FL on the 2nd and I am worried about those xray machines. How do I protect myself from the radiation? This is the first time I have been on a plane in 30 years and I am stressed about it.

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REally, will they let you go NOT go through?  I hope this is the case, because I don't want the radiation either.  I " m flying in June on two planes to Texas!!       LynneOn Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Linn <mwm1glm@...> wrote:

 

Have you had thyroid levels checked lately?

For the plane issue, simply tell them you have health issues and can't do it. My motto is just say no!

Linn

Moderator

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> I have started at a low dose and when I get up to about 3 pills I start

> detoxing and going into depression. The first time I quit taking it and

> recovered in a couple of days. The second time after being off the iodine

> for a couple of weeks, I started back on it about 3 or 4 pills a day and

> then quit because of the depression and it took me at least 2 weeks to come

> out of the depression. I want to take the iodine but can't deal with the

> depression. I do take Zoloft so I am prone to this anyway. So do I start

> again at small doses and work up or do I just jump in at a higher dose? What

> else can I do?

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> I have the cofactors but it has so much inositol that it makes me sleepy. I

> take selenium. I have the salt but I only use it on my food cause of fluid

> retention. Also yall mention getting energy from the iodine. I don't notice

> any energy.

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> Next question - I am flying to FL on the 2nd and I am worried about those

> xray machines. How do I protect myself from the radiation? This is the first

> time I have been on a plane in 30 years and I am stressed about it.

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