Depression treatment without drugs
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Is it possible to get over depression without drugs? I suffer from severe anxiety with panic disorder and agoraphobia and depression. I stopped taking paxil over a month ago (makes me shake). I don't want to be on an SSRI, but can't get rid of this depression I have for absolutely no reason. Anybody know the answer?
The other bigger question I have is how are drugs treatment for depression and/or general anxiety disorder view be transplant teams. Not certain if my loss of feelings areo bad I would want to complicate any transplant discussions.
Do you reckon anyone here has a view about transplant and these SRRI drugs?
re not already on anti-depressants, they may be recommended before you start treatment as the treatment drugs can make depression worse.
None months seems like a long time to start experiencing a depression that would be directly attributed to the antiviral drugs since the drugs are completely out of your system by now. However, the drugs may have caused a chemical imbalance that won't go away without medical intervention or medication. See a doctor, consider an AD and maybe some counseling.
One can for instance solve most blood abnormalities, gastro disturbances, and depression issues with the right rescue drugs. Often people stop for uncomfortable but not life threatening reasons, and this can be a costly choice.
Sometimes people are advised to stop because they did not respond in as timely a manner as the doctor had hoped.
I was 10x cooler, thinner, groovier on drugs, but...I was also unable to function like a human being without them and they would have killed me. You can be just as cool...it just needs to be in a different way.
Here's my method:
1) Methadone. Yes, you will have to detox from methadone, but it does allow the opiate receptors to heal and prevents you from going back on opiates.
2) Ditch the town you live in now. Too many memories that will trigger your brain.
This morning I was standing on a chair to reach for something and fainted without any symptoms or warning. I fell straight to the ground and woke as I hit the floor flat on my side. What could have caused this episode? I've never fainted before and had no signs that or warning symptoms, no dizziness before or after. I woke, stood u and felt fine, just very sore. I am concerned that this could happen again in more dangerous circumstances.
For anyone with clinical depression they need to have their depression managed before starting any interferon based treatment, as interferon is known to exacerbate depression in individuals with a history of depression. It can also cause depression in those who have never had a history of depression.
PEGASYS (peginterferon alfa-2a) label
"Life-threatening neuropsychiatric reactions may manifest in patients receiving therapy with PEGASYS.
LSD and MDMA (Ecstasy) are drugs that deplete neurotransmitters and cause depression and psychosis. Many people are hospitalized each year in psychiatric units because of taking these drugs. Sometimes the damage is long term and causes permanent mental health isssues. Hope this helps. Take care and keep us posted.
however I was fortunate enough to have a psychiatrist on my treatment team that specializes in treating those with chronic illnesses and particularly those wiith Hep C and he felt the mental impact of the treatment drugs were more from the interferon than the ribavirin.
Regardless, the drugs are most definitely mood altering. While everyone seems to experience that, it is NOT common that people on Hep C treatment become physically abusive and suicidal.
Please see a Psychiatrist about your Depression. Interferon can cause Depression. Depression can be treated with antidepressants. If you cannot get in to see a Psychiatrist soon, talk with your PCP and see if he/she will prescribe antidepressants for you or get you in to see a Psychiatrist on an urgent basis. Depression may be causing many of your symptoms and, if you can treat the Depression, many of your symptoms may disappear.
these meds can make a huge difference in peoples lives and for many will help them get through treatment since the tx drugs can cause depression.
therapy gives you toiols to help you deal with your depression and things you can do like exercise and healthy eating to keep the meds at a minimum I have always said that it takes a combo of therapy and meds to beat depression and bi polar. Healthy lifestyle can go a long ways as wellmeds without therapy is like just putting a bandaid on the porblem and doing nothing to heal the wound. ya gotta have both. therapy even more important than meds. Just my 2 cents worth. but I know this works.
Although acute withdrawal can be completed in a week without the drug, long term withdrawal symptoms will persist. Medical treatment can help with depression and coping skills. The risk for addicts is that they will think one round of withdrawal and suffering has somehow made them less likely to slide back into full blown addiction. This is not the case.
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