I have mild depression, mild OCD, and moderate anxiety, and my mom and my therapist both told me at different times that they thought I should consider medication. So, I went and saw my doctor the other day.

She's not so keen on medication. She said that she could see me using it to "kick start" things, but only if I actively wanted to. (That's typical though, she doesn't like using meds unless it's really going to make a difference). Instead of medication, she thinks that daily exercise in the morning is the key. She told me to read this book, Spark by John Ratey that's all about how exercise is good for both physical and mental health...

So now I'm kind of stuck. Do I do the exercise and forgo the meds? Do I take the meds and do the exercise?

I have an appointment with my doc in 2 weeks to check on things...

Any advice?

Thanks.