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Originally Posted by goldenglitters
Any advice of what helps against depression?? Or at least to keep it less intense and manageable? ( without triggering mania )
Two weeks ago, while also feeling miserable, I took some saint John's wort supplement and that made me (what I think) hypomanic ( agitated, energetic, incredibly productive (finished like two huge university papers in two days!) social, happy...) for like two weeks, last night I started feeling anxious and guilty and then today I'm so indecisive and heavy I haven't even left the house yet and it's like 1 pm. I'm on a three month waiting list for evaluation and I'd like to know how I can manage this without giving up on university or just stay in bed all day, without taking more SJW and risking making it worse. Or could that be an ok temporary solution? To take them like once every tenth day to keep me high? Not sure that would work but maybe? Anything else that helps? Omega 3 pills? Exercise? Don't know? Thanks
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If at all possible, do not take everything so that the evaluator can see you how you are, without the effects of supplements. Exercise and focusing on a task (from writing to doing dishes by hand - whatever holds your focus) might help in the interim. I do not know your healthcare system but just as an idea I would try to expedite the evaluation by stating that you cannot manage your symptoms and are at risk of dropping out of the university.
I know of two supplements that make my hypomanic or manic out of baseline; maybe they can help against depression without making you feel elevated. They are Piracetam and Phenibut. I do not recommend taking them, though, because there are risks inherent in being elevated.