do i need to go on meds again?!
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I have was told a couple years ago i have depression, does depression subside at all. Can it come back with stress. I think i might need to be back on meds. I am very stressed out. Planning a wedding that half my family wont attend, husband got arrested, as well did my cousion, and apparently thats my fault. I am very emotional, i'll be mean and cry. And my sleeping habbits.well i havent been sleeping very much.
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Smoke more pot, get off the chems. You'll be fine.
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sounds like it but u should really be asking a doctor
Meds may help, and possibly therapy to deal with all you have going on. Depression can be treated, but many people have multiple episodes throughout their lives. At especially stressful times, depression is usually at it's worst. Going back on meds may help you, especially if you have had success w/ meds before. You should see your physician, psychiatrist, or a local mental health clinic.
For one thing, you shouldnt of had gotten of the meds.Depression is serious.I would ask your doctor to diagnose you with depression.I would keep taking them if i was you.Good luck..
If the doctor has taken you off of them, then maybe you should talk to him/her about getting back on. If not, you aren't suppose to stop talking them. If you were told that you have major depression, it doesn't go away. There will be days that you will be happy and others you will be sad for no reason and also stress will and can bring it on more. Please talk to your doctor before things get worse.
You should consider talking to your doctor. He/she will know for sure!
It sounds like meds might be a good idea right now.
Get some sleep and take care! :-)
I was diagnosed with depression 10 years ago and took Prozac. Since then there have been two occasions when I have felt the need to temporarily go back on meds - usually for about 6 months at a time.
This question is best discussed with your doctor - but from the situation you described it is possible that meds could help. If you are reluctant to go back on meds, a good counselor or therapist could also help.
Some depressions do go away and some don't. I have learned that, for me, if I'm feeling that I'm starting to slip talking to my doctor is an ideal way to prevent my depression from getting to the terrible point it did ten years ago. Talking to your doctor and going back on meds is a healty way to deal with the depression. I encourage it.
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See your doctor. I have tried to ween myself off of my meds for 3 years but I still need it. With my med I am fine. I keep reading that a good exercise and diet program are very helpful in lessening your need for meds. So far I just have not gotten started.
Stress can cause depression to return.Depression does subside,but temporarily.Sleeping too much is a symptom of depression,but,since you sleep too little,you might not need to go on meds quite yet.I wouldn't go taking Welbutrin XL;high risk of suicide.
DEPRESSION NEVER GOES AWAY, YOU JUST LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY DISORDER 9 YEARS AGO, I HAVE BEEN OFF MY MEDS FOR 3 YEARS NOW. BUT WHEN I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T DEAL WITH T ALL, I GET MY DR. TO GIVE ME SOME XANAX. IT WORKS WONDERS!
I would ask my Dr. first, but it sounds as if you are very stressed, I stay stressed. For some people meds work, for others they add to the problem. I think you should follow your own decision on this matter. If you are that emotional, and cannot sleep, odds are you do need your meds, I only say this because I'll be a R.Nurse in several months. Good Luck.
Depression subsides with the right mental tools. Recognizing your triggers is an important part of that (which you seem to be able to do), however, being unable to control your reactions to them is a sign that you are still at risk for relapsing. If you are not having any actual depressive symptoms right now then you may not want to worry yourself about it. As soon as you feel you are losing any control over how you are reacting or your emotions it may be time to seek help. If you don't want to go on the medication again try changing your diet and adding in some extra exercise. You'll feel better taking the time to take good care of yourself. Usually when people get stressed they forget to eat decently or to take some time off which only worsens the situation. In addition, the exercise will make you feel tired. But, you may just want to talk to a doctor as I am no doctor. Good luck and don't worry, there is always help available.
No--do meditation for half an hour in the morning --forget the world --concentrate on God and chant som mantra like vaidyanatha namaha hundred times morning and evening and eat soft fods like fruits leafy vegetables etc.and vist dhyana mandap every day and cast away all worries.go for walking --play with children--all these will soften ur mind
In general I do not recommend medication for mental illness like depression except in acute cases. However, I accept the prescription of medication only when combined with counseling of some sort, whether it be with a therapist, social worker, support group, etc. Note that I am not a doctor.
Depression CAN subside. Depression as I understand it is rooted in a choice to feel badly about oneself, esp. when others command you to feel badly about yourself, to feel ashamed, etc. When you are able to see that your depression is a function of your making that choice to feel badly about yourself, and when you are adult enough to realize that depression is a largely ineffective way to get what you want, you can then make a different choice, namely the choice to REFUSE TO FEEL BADLY ABOUT YOURSELF. There is an immense amount of power to be had when you take on this choice. It means that when someone says "You should feel ashamed of yourself," instead of choosing to feel ashamed about yourself and inviting in that inevitable depression, you can REFUSE to feel badly about yourself, and BLOCK your getting depressed.
I have practiced this regularly and found that when I have the impulse to feel badly about myself, if I catch myself doing that, I usually can stop the depression by saying 3 or 4 times to myself, "I REFUSE TO FEEL BADLY ABOUT MYSELF!" and feel pretty good as a result. Thus, after I receive "bad" information, instead of feeling bad or worse, I actually end up feeling pretty good from the victory of blocking it.
Now, yes, stress can trigger depression, but more specifically, anything that goes against you can trigger depression IF you choose to feel badly about yourself after it happens. People of all types experience stress, some of more magnitude than you, some of less magnitude. But not everyone reacts the same to stress. And it is in the choices I outlined above that they react differently to stress.
I hope you find this a valuable perspective on depression, the relationship of stress and depression, and the methods for subsiding and ending your depression.
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