By all friends, they've told me that i'm
most likely depressed. The ones who care
tell me that I need help. I honestly
don't feel like telling my problems to an
adult or therapist. I feel like I can
just make it through this without anyones
help or any pills.
But I still question if I should see a
doctor and start being on medication. I
never really believed in pills. I'd
always suffer through a headache or
something just ...Because...
Do "happy pills" actually help you out?
I've never heard of a case when they
actually made you happier. I'm thinking
that maybe its just a delusion that makes
you feel like you're happy, when you are
not. But I don't know because i've never
been on them.
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kristy6803
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Pills Posted: 01-15-05 11:22am
I don't know how your situation is but I
do know that you don't want it to go on
too long without taking care of it!
First things first... Go to the Dr. And
tell him how you feel and from there maybe
if your just a little stressed or have
some anxiety maybe you can have an
alternative like exercising regularly or
something anyways I had just seen your
post and noone replied so I thought maybe
I would pop in and tell you good luck and
hope you feel better. By the way you may
have to go through some tougher times
trying to find what works with you but
dont let it go and think you can get over
it on your on because more than likely you
can't and yes pills do help!!
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san54
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Do Pills Help? Posted: 01-15-05 12:00pm
Rai, there is no such pill as a "happy"
pill. But there are medications that can
help you. Let me tell you. Several years
ago, my husband and I had an auto
accident. I motorcycle hit our car. All
I could see was a helmet hit our side
window. That night I had a nightmare and
that is all I could see. I developed ptsd
or posttramatic stress disorder. I could
not function. I went to a therapist and
was given a prescript and therapy for
about one year. Believe me it helped.
After one year I was better. I still take
the prescript for other reasons(i have
ms). Get some therapy. I would recommend
it to everyone. It doesn't mean that you
are crazy. Good luck and I will be
thinking of you. :wink:
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Health Angel
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Posted: 01-17-05 03:32am
I was on depression meds and they actually
made me worse and I tried a few. It all
depends some work some dont. I think
talking to someone who listens is a good
start
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jurplesman
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Posted: 01-18-05 01:44am
The question you poses is whether you
should try medications or not. This all
depends on your condition. There are a
lot of medical conditions that have
depression as a comorbid condition. And
these must be treated in the first place.
Thus a good medical check-up is a good
idea. Most of the medical conditions
contributing to depression are closely
related to digestion, because they may
interfere with the proper absorption of
nutrients that the body uses to
manufacture the right neurotransmitters,
such as coeliac disease, ulcerative
colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, crohn’s
disease, allergies and food sensitivities,
candidiasis (thrush), lactose intolerance,
grain intolerances allergies to dairy
products and so on and on.
As a nutritional psychologist I am not in
favour of pharmaceutical medications as a
first step in therapy.
Most depressed people have been found to
be hypoglycemic, which means they have
problems getting biological energy to the
brain. The non-drug treatment is going
on a hypoglycemic diet, that is a high
protein, low refined carbohydrate
(sugar-free) frequent snacks diet, plus
some vitamins and minerals. This is of
course a vast topic and most of the
information in this branch of medicine you
will not hear from mainstream medicine and
psychology.
If you want to find out the connection
between nutrition and depression, you need
to read a lot outside the mainstream
medicine area.
Drug therapy is sold as a panacea for
depression, but it is obvious that human
biochemistry is too complex to handle by
single chemical agents.
Please read;
“the nutritional aspects of depression” at
our web site at:
There are good things and bad things about
drugs, but first you have to get with a
doctor to determine if you are having a
health problem. Many health problems do
make you feel depressed, including
"depression" which is not a mental
weakness, it is a chemical problem in your
brain. Everyone feels bad sometimes, but
when you feel bad all the time something
is wrong. There are no happy pills but
there are pills that can help you sleep,
help with suicidal thoughts, make you feel
"better" but it takes time to find the
right one for you. They usually don't
work right away either you have to take
them for weeks before you notice
improvement. On the non-pill side,
exercise is very helpful and it has
nothing but positive side effects. Also,
stay away from alcohol, there is a reason
they call it a depressant (ha ha) eating
junk food makes you feel good for about 15
minutes and then awful, plus all those
calories... The first step is get a check
up and talk with your doctor. Good luck
to you and I hope this is a problem gets
better soon.
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