I guess I should clarify that they don’t do literally nothing, it’s that neither helps long-term. And yes, same as you, sometimes they have negative effects.
Medication-induced insomnia, plus dealing with a society of assholes every time I try to go on a bike ride, yay…
The thing people often forget about depression meds is that they’re really not meant to be a long term cure for depression. They should be used as an aid so that you can do stuff that does help long term, like therapy and mindfulness.
I get that therapy is out of some people’s reach, but there’s a lot of research supporting mindfulness as a depression treatment.
Psychiatry is basically throwing darts at a board and trying whatever it lands on until something works.
Although there is a metabolic test that can be done to tell which mental health drugs your body can metabolize the best. But there still no guarantee anything on your list will work.
Yeah, I have severe (suicidal) depression and exercise doesn’t do shit for me. Sometimes it makes things worse even.
The meds have never worked lol
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There’s actually research showing that taking an NSAID after exercise can help improve recovery.
Don’t have much to add to this conversation, but I really hope things get better for you both.
u n me both lol
I guess I should clarify that they don’t do literally nothing, it’s that neither helps long-term. And yes, same as you, sometimes they have negative effects.
Medication-induced insomnia, plus dealing with a society of assholes every time I try to go on a bike ride, yay…
The thing people often forget about depression meds is that they’re really not meant to be a long term cure for depression. They should be used as an aid so that you can do stuff that does help long term, like therapy and mindfulness.
I get that therapy is out of some people’s reach, but there’s a lot of research supporting mindfulness as a depression treatment.
Have you tried this new, totally different 12th SSRI? /s
Sometimes it be like that.
Ask some women who went through the process of finding hormonal birth control that doesn’t suck.
Psychiatry is basically throwing darts at a board and trying whatever it lands on until something works.
Although there is a metabolic test that can be done to tell which mental health drugs your body can metabolize the best. But there still no guarantee anything on your list will work.