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[–] whocares989 ago  (edited ago)

It's a crapshoot. Some work, some don't and it can depend on your genetics. I tried two and found I didn't like them. IIRC they aren't designed to be used for more than say 6 months so you would want to wean off them by then if you can. Some people take very low doses. (aka half or less of what they were Rx'ed and it still works for them).

Other alternatives to do/take at the same time besides exercise and diet are:SLEEP. Sleep 8 hours daily and keep the same sleep schedule daily. Vitamin d levels. You can ask for those to be tested. If its super low then it can affect mood. Multivitamin. If you eat like shit you feel like shit and will still need vitamins. Omega 3. If you don't eat fatty fish like salmon mackrel or tuna 1 x per week you might be deficient. They help with mood. Magnesium. Most people can benefit frrom more magnesium because they don't get enough in the diet. Try an epsom salt bath and or buy mag citrate. Taking it before bed can help sleep. Might make you pee though! Taking large doses of magnesium for a few days is studied in a trial as working for depression. Sauna. Sitting in a sauna for the studied times just once (20-30 minutes iirc) reduced depression for 6 weeks.

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[–] worthlesshope [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Im prolly lacking vitamin D.. my diet isn't that great either. But I get plenty of sleep, as I said I spend most of my time in bed. Though I don't think I get solid decent sleep more like several naps long throughout the day about 3-4 hours each. But I really do nothing besides lay in bed all day, just don't feel like doing anything... and there are lots of things I know I need to do..

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[–] tokui ago 

Don't use chemicals.

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[–] fla5h6996 ago 

Be certain you actually need them. I let a court ordered alcohol councelor convince me that I "must be depressed" even though I didn't feel cepressed and didn't know of any need to be depressed. I went to a psychiatrist, whose job is to prescribe medicine for big pharma, to find out what he thought. He gave me a choice of several drugs he thought would help, without confirming the diagnosis of the counselor who was diagnosing out of his field. The psychiatrist started me on the meds at a mid-level dose and said that he would adjust from there. I never felt any better or worse, but I was grinding my teeth even during the day and developed a permanent facial tic. So, if you think you need them, good for you, but don't let someone else tell you you need them, those side effects are real and some can be pretty nasty if you don't actually need the meds.