Re:Depression/OCD without the drugs

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

Depression is an omega-3 deficiency symptom:

http://www.mcmanweb.com/omega3.html

Jo

Hi All:

Just wondering if anyone has any insight into healing depression,

OCD, and ADD without medication. I'm on a low dose of Prozac right

now, and as I'm breastfeeding my daughter and trying to lead a

healthy life, both for her sake and mine, I'm not comfortable taking

even the 10mg that I'm taking. I want some way to support my mental

health without using these dangerous drugs, but each time I come off

them, I am a basket case. I'm allergic to St. 's Wort,

unfortunately.

I've fallen off my traditional diet lately, and I'm making an effort

to push myself to really get back into it. I know that exercise

helps. Are there any specific other suggestions or techniques anyone

could offer? All help is appreciated!

Amy

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

I'm the author of The Healthy Skeptic (http://thehealthyskeptic.org) which

someone

mentioned earlier in the thread. I just wrote a long series on depression and

antidepressants, and the last three articles focused on treating depression

without drugs.

Here's a link to the full series on depression, starting with the most recent

article and

working backward:

http://tinyurl.com/586k8f

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> Hi Amy,

>

> Depression is an omega-3 deficiency symptom:

>

> http://www.mcmanweb.com/omega3.html

>

> Jo

>

>

> Hi All:

>

> Just wondering if anyone has any insight into healing depression,

> OCD, and ADD without medication. I'm on a low dose of Prozac right

> now, and as I'm breastfeeding my daughter and trying to lead a

> healthy life, both for her sake and mine, I'm not comfortable taking

> even the 10mg that I'm taking. I want some way to support my mental

> health without using these dangerous drugs, but each time I come off

> them, I am a basket case. I'm allergic to St. 's Wort,

> unfortunately.

>

> I've fallen off my traditional diet lately, and I'm making an effort

> to push myself to really get back into it. I know that exercise

> helps. Are there any specific other suggestions or techniques anyone

> could offer? All help is appreciated!

>

> Amy

>

>