I too have probably found benzos more helpful than any antidepressant but they are definitely not a cure. And they are out of favour with many prescribers now (or have been for a long time, idk.)
Diet and exercise can help.. again not a cure..
Thank you for asking little turtle these questions and for contributing to this (helpful) thread
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Originally Posted by Rohag
In your long experience, what has helped if only a little?
I notice you mentioned valium. I have taken another benzodiazepine for many years, and I would have to say it has been of more practical help to me than any antidepressant. But it is no cure.
Exercise and diet may have slowed my descent into depression, but they did not prevent it.
Having a dog at my side was helpful in some ways, but insufficient to boost me out of my pit.
I have been a compliant patient, but I have little to show for it.
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