I think Bland is right, Jackie398. I have only this to add: please make sure you're taking the right medications to stabilize any brain chemistry imbalance you might have.

For example, did you know that 70% of people who are depressed lack the enzymes in
the stomach that convert Vitamin B9 (folic acid) into folate, and form of it which can
cross the blood-brain barrier and enable the brain to use folate to increase the serotonin
neurotransmistters in the brain? (They are the "good feeling" neurotransmitters that
alter our feeling tone.)

If you have never been genetically tested to determine if you have a lack of those
enzymes, please ask your psychiatrist if she/he would prescribe a food medication called
"Deplin" (a concentrated food form of Folate) if the doctor thinks there's a chance it might
help you. I asked my psychiatrist to please try it on me when I was being medicated for depression. It was decided to go ahead and prescribe Deplin at 7.5 mg, and if it helped, there would be no need to do genetic testing.

I take now 15 mg of Deplin each day and wouldn't be without it for my well-being.

It's worth a try for you to find out if you need that folate for your system.

Then, of course, the medications prescribed by your psychiatrist will help stabilize the
chemistry of the brain for you, and you may feel better than you have during your
lifetime. It takes your pro-active care to go into remission in depression.

You will need to watch your diet, keep a regular sleep schedule, and avoid anything
that tends to be addictive for you, such as caffeine or sugar, or wheat. (We can
actually live well and be healthy without the use of those products in our lives.)
The amino acids in grains can be compensated for by using seeds, nuts, brown rice,
and some other foods to makeup the amino acids contained in grains that have gluten
in them.

Take care and let us know how you get along.