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Originally Posted by dyingforjossee18
Problem is I have no insurance and no money for insurance. My aunt, the family member who wants to help, has tried to push me into taking meds for a long time and until just recently I refused but now that I'm feeling like life isn't worth living all the time and want to try medication, I cannot afford it.
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Hi dyingfojossee18,
I also suffered from depression since I was very young. I have a feeling that we have a similar history.
You know what? Statistically speaking, the free, non-med ways to get better actually work better than the antidepressants and without the dangerous side-effects and dependence. I think it always makes sense to try for non-med solutions first. Also, I always tell people to check for purely medical/nutritional issues. Please see post #45 in this thread
http://forums.psychcentral.com/depre...n-escaped.html
for a partial list and a video by Mark Hyman.
Improving your diet, getting exercise and meditation are known to help and they are great for you anyway, so why not give these a try? In particular, I want to point out that just meditation has caused complete resolution of depression in cases reported here. See the Depression Success Stories section. What really helped me tremendously is described in the thread above. It's very easy to try.
- vital