Say I had a friend who has gone through several different prescription regimens over the last 10 years (with reportedly modest benefit). How might I he wean off the current prescription and get away from artificial pharmacology?
SSRI had no clear benefits, many side effects, and stopping them gave vertigo that was less annoying that the side-effects of taking them.
Maby your friend actually feels better on them, maby it's placebo.
What actually had clear effects on my was daily exercise. It takes 2 to 3 weeks to get the mood improvements, but they are noticeable and it keeps improving over the months.
But you really have to exercise daily. Find something that can fit in your routine and adjust to your physical condition. Walking at a fast pace for 30 minutes a day is a good start. Bring music if it bores you.
A treadmil or a stationary bike (takes less space ) covers your base for bad weather, and you can read, listen, play or watch something while doing it.
Absolutely, exercise has had the clearest effect and benefit on every single facet of my life and my depression.
My favorite Andrew Tate thing has said was that if you're truly depressed and suicidal, give it a chance and go for a six pack. You have nothing to lose by trying and by the time you probably have a six pack you will have changed the things in your life that are making you that depressed.
Just having a more well-conditioned body significantly helps one’s mental health and self esteem.
Running anything more than a mile used to be a challenge for me. Now, I can run a 10K at a 8.5 minute per mile pace. Gaining that confidence to run longer distances also carried over to other aspects of my life.
Say I had a friend who has gone through several different prescription regimens over the last 10 years (with reportedly modest benefit). How might
Ihe wean off the current prescription and get away from artificial pharmacology?SSRI had no clear benefits, many side effects, and stopping them gave vertigo that was less annoying that the side-effects of taking them.
Maby your friend actually feels better on them, maby it's placebo.
What actually had clear effects on my was daily exercise. It takes 2 to 3 weeks to get the mood improvements, but they are noticeable and it keeps improving over the months.
But you really have to exercise daily. Find something that can fit in your routine and adjust to your physical condition. Walking at a fast pace for 30 minutes a day is a good start. Bring music if it bores you.
A treadmil or a stationary bike (takes less space ) covers your base for bad weather, and you can read, listen, play or watch something while doing it.
Absolutely, exercise has had the clearest effect and benefit on every single facet of my life and my depression.
My favorite Andrew Tate thing has said was that if you're truly depressed and suicidal, give it a chance and go for a six pack. You have nothing to lose by trying and by the time you probably have a six pack you will have changed the things in your life that are making you that depressed.
Just having a more well-conditioned body significantly helps one’s mental health and self esteem.
Running anything more than a mile used to be a challenge for me. Now, I can run a 10K at a 8.5 minute per mile pace. Gaining that confidence to run longer distances also carried over to other aspects of my life.