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Jan 22, 2015, 03:35 PM
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It seems if I'm lightly depressed I can pull up with distraction on my AD meds. Other than that, when I hit bottom, I'm there till it lifts.
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Jan 22, 2015, 03:56 PM
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Well... I think you're exactly correct. If a person's depression is mild, it is certainly possible to pull oneself up via distraction, meditation, exercise, & a variety of other things. Antidepressants do a credible job of helping with mild depression also I would imagine. But when a person's depression is deep, that's when the going gets tough & none of this stuff is of much help. That doesn't mean one shouldn't try these types of things, if one can muster the energy. But the likelihood that they're going to have a large impact is small.
I've been on Cymbalta (or it's generic equivalent) for well over 2 years now. It was never great at abating my depression. But I felt like it sort-of "kept a floor under me" so that I could only fall so far down before I would gradually begin the slog back up. There was, I felt, some benefit in that. At this point, however, I'm going off of it due to cost considerations. It remains to be seen how I'll do "au natural", as they say. 
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Jan 22, 2015, 03:57 PM
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Same here. If I'm only lightly depressed, I recognize it and go "ok...let's do something about this" However, if it ever inches beyond lightly, I am at its mercy even though I recognize it. I haven't found a way to pull myself out of the darkest hole.
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Jan 22, 2015, 03:57 PM
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I can't pull myself out of a depression, but I can maintain a functional and mostly normal life. I can distract myself and ensure I don't make any stupid decisions. The depression will leave on its own when it wants to. If it's a low-grade depression then I can usually still have an enjoyable time out here or there.
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Jan 22, 2015, 03:57 PM
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Me, too. When the depression sinks in there is nothing I can do to make it lift, even if I force myself to do things I enjoy normally, they just feel hollow when I'm depressed. Med changes have been the only thing that affects my depression and they don't always work.
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Jan 22, 2015, 06:13 PM
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I respond well to medicine for my depression so for those deep dark depressions thats what works for me. That along with forcing good habits on myself but that dosent always happen.
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Jan 22, 2015, 06:17 PM
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Im working on it now by just letting myself sleep and resting. Im being honest with my Dr and t and taking steps to be safe. Not perfect but doing alright.
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Jan 22, 2015, 06:23 PM
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I've always figured I had to take action, or slip into the darkness. Of course my AD are doing their job, but not always.
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Jan 22, 2015, 06:23 PM
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I'm the same. If its just a little depression, then I can distract myself and do some things I like. But when its an all consuming, drowning, kind of depression almost nothing can pull me out of it. I just have to ride it out.
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Jan 22, 2015, 08:10 PM
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the only way I got out of the last dark deep pit was meds,,saved my life.
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Jan 22, 2015, 08:18 PM
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i am an extremely depressed person, one of my diagnosis. yesterday i saw my doc and i told her it was so bad and i begged her for different meds, she agreed i needed it too. when it gets soo bad i can't get anything done and i worry i'll be unfunctionable if something important comes up and i just can't do whatever it would be that i had to do. i keep a calender and am obsessed studying the stuff i have to do every day, if i can even get to that.
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Jan 22, 2015, 09:46 PM
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Depends how bad it is. Med adjustments can help, exercising more, reducing sugars. Someone in my dbsa group mentioned that they set up a rewards system for themselves so if they do what they needed to get done then they can have the reward. They say it gives them something to look forward to.
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Jan 23, 2015, 12:20 PM
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Jan 23, 2015, 01:04 PM
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I love my DBSA group
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