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Old Jun 25, 2017, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Jellyfish18 View Post
I am personally against too much medication, because of side effects. Those sound like medication side effects, not effects of depression. Maybe you need medicine but have you tried natural ways of dealing with depression? They are very effective and medication is harmful in the long run anyway.
Hi Jellyfish, I have tried every thing you can think of. I have changed my diet entirely, I force myself to get 60-90 minutes of exercise a day, I tried melatonin and Vitamin D, I have tried meditation, that's just a short list, I really have tried everything. Medication is the only thing that helps.

I can do 10 miles in a day, work 10 hours, and have no caffeine all day, eat as healthy as possible, and still sleep only for an hour, or worse, sleep for a couple of hours and then awake to sleep paralysis, or worse, sleep for a few hours more but have terrible terrible horrifying nightmares all night long.

I am not against medication, so please don't try and shove that down my throat. I believe medication can be effective in helping people recover from these disorders. There was a time when I was on one medication, but over time, had to address other issues with additional medications. I would love to get back down to one medication, but my quality of life was so poor, I would rather keep on the meds to keep a certain quality of life.

Thanks for your input though. If you have any insomnia remedies, I'd be interested in hearing them, although I have tried almost everything ever heard of.

Also, I have been doing some research, and the memory loss I'm speaking of and other symptoms actually can be symptoms of depression. So I think Mike and others may be right that because my stress level has increased so dramatically, these new symptoms are coming out.

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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.

Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien

Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...

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