m currently receiving counselling and am 21w pregnant suffering with severe depression and anxiety. Both my GP and counsellor have recommended I take medication again but have refused due to the fact I do not want that going into my child. If I still feel bad after I have given birth them may see about medication again but that's just my view.
With all due respect, I did not say to use herbal remedies for mood disorders or depression. If you are depressed a doctor is the only one that can help you since they have the expertise. Make sure you find the right doctor or psychiatrist since there are many out there that just give you meds not knowing what they do to you.
I took Paxil for years, now have to try something else for anxiety and depression, tried Zoloft but after 4 days I realized
I was feeling the side effects too much, try Effexor after 3 days of nausea and on the third day hanging my head in the
toilet from the nausea. My head felt better but it just made my stomach and guts feel retched. Now I am wondering
about something herbal but don't know what would control these brain zaps. One week before I can see a dr.
Hi, I suffer from both OCD and Depression, and instead of using a medication from a psychiatrist, I would prefer using herbal medication. After doing some research, I have found 5 different herbs that I can take. I had been taking some of them off and on separately, but I finally decided that I wanted to take most of them all together. Yesterday morning, I began combining all of the drugs, and found that the effect was quite potent.
Protozan is an herbal used for depression, and amoryn a natural formula for depression. These remedies are not regulated like medications, although they are starting to look closer at them. They may have some serious side effects that are unknown, and I would avoid them. If you feel depressed, I agree that you need to see a psychiatrist to determine this, and he would know if medication is needed or maybe just therapy or both.
have you guys tried Relora? if yes, did it help you in controlling anxiety and depression....please share your experience with us.........
Take any combination of medication unless you check with your Doctor or a Pharmacist first. Many over the counter medications as well as herbal supplements and vitamins can have an adverse affect when taken with prescription medications. I would talk to a pharmacist because they are very knowledgeable about medication, sometimes they know more about them then Doctors!
That out of the way I am knowledgeable on herbal health True Zyprexa is not an herbal med. However there is a concept in herbal medicine called adaptogen. These are natural substances that either decrease or increase certain chemicals in the body. In other words they balance out the chemical substance in the individual.
Examples are Suma, Schizandra, Ginseng(American, Chinese, Korean).
Taking additional relaxants can also increase depression. So stay away from the Serelax always, and stay away from herbal medicine when you're on medication if you don't know it really well if it's working on the same neurotransmitters.
25 mg because of depression and anxiety caused by insomnia. My MD says Zoloft will help me sleep within about three weeks. Anyone have any experiences to share? Thanks!
There's no known herbal interactions with this drug.
Milk thistle and yellowdock, for example, are liver cleansers, and could theoretically wash some of the medication out of our system, as the body sees virtually all medication as toxic. There are colon cleanses that don't contain liver cleansing herbs, just colon cleansers, which are abrasives and sometimes laxatives that are intended to clean out that system. You might want to look into those next time.
You sound depressed, and good for you for trying to do it without medication!! But it sounds like the meditation isn't working, so it may be time to see a therapist to determine why you're depressed, and deal with it. Sometimes we don't even know why, it can be a traumatic experience from our past that we haven't really dealt with, and it rears it's ugly head in depression or anxiety. Often once we find out "why" we can deal with it and move on with our lives.
I am currently looking for a new depression medication. I need some info on something that is NOT a SSRI, a hormone, and is not zoloft, celexa, or prozac......also something that does not contain salicylic acid aka aspirin. If anyone can help I would appreciate the help.
He was very good and after a couple of meetings he prescribed me with medication for what he called a chemical imbalance in my brain that caused depression. The meds worked and I definitely wasn't as sad most of the time. So for seven years I've taken meds. More recently I've started to feel, emotionless and even angry (on the inside). Im not suicidal like I was in middle school, but I definitely don't feel good.
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