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My sister takes medication, and it helps her a lot. She believes that the medication works well and so it does. I also know many people who have come off medication after some time, and have stayed steadily in higher vibrations. The mess helped initially to assist in raising their mood, and then they did the cognitive work from there. Try to remember that in every moment, the best thing you can do is whatever feels better. Try medication, with the intention that it will truly help you to feel better. And it will. ๐
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Agree, and beautifully put. If your doc prescribed them, please try them. You can always go back off, or adjust them if the effects don't agree with you.
**Please note "mood stabilisers" are different to antidepressants- the former is for bipolar, not straight up depression or anxiety. mood stabilisers tend to have A LOT more side effects (as in some require regular monitoring for blood toxicity whilst taking them) and my lay-person's opinion is to avoid unless you really have bipolar disorder. OR, this could just be semantics depending on what country you're in. [I'm not a doctor, I just watch them on TV ๐]
I digress... The point is that there's nothing wrong with treating a legitimate mental illness with meds. In fact, you are at best short changing yourself if you need them and don't take them. You can't manifest your best life without a clear head!!
Good job for taking charge of this and not just avoiding/waiting/denying/hoping it'll get better on its own like I used to! โค๏ธ
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veggiepizzaforever wrote:
I saw a psychiatrist today and she wrote me a prescription for my depression (mood stabilizers and something to kill the craving for alcohol; I have not decided if I am going to take meds). I was wondering if anyone on here has battled their depression and could give me advice?
I found this, which I will be reading fully later (I'm rushing out of the office in a few):ย
It's funny (well, not really) because I do all these things to lift my spirits yet I still feel nothing. I did indoor cycling and hot yoga yesterday and indoor cycling again today and I have no endorphin high. I just go through it and then trudge home wondering why the heck am I not feeling happy lol. My doctor said it's normal because I'm not really processing what I'm going through and all this exercise and meditating is just a way to distract myself.
Objectively, I know what to do, I know what to feel but I can't bring myself to feel it. I'll feel ~up~ while doing certain things, like playing video games but after that-- nothing.
I even saw my guy today (he was the one who set up the appointment and even paid for it) and we chatted and he waited 'til the session was done and accompanied me to eat afterwards and I didn't feel joy. It was nice to have him there but my emotions were flat and I was scared to feel happy or sad or angry.
Tonight at cycling, the instructor told the class to reach in and look for that fire inside us, the one that motivates and excites us and I almost cried (had to scream to stop myself, good thing the music was super loud) because it hit me that I had none haha.
Thank you for reading.
Many of us have been profoundly depressed and anxious ย at different times in our lives. ย When you say that you still don't feel emotional ย when you are with your guy ย I am going to say to try the medication ย see if if helps ย if not try another ย at least for a while ย When your feelings and situation change ย you can go without and see what happens ย but remember most anti depressants take 2 weeks in your system to work ย so give them a good trial. ย Believe your are healing and feeling better ย ย dig down deep and find the joy in your life ย the medication should relax you enough to help you there ย