Don't want to take meds... - Depression Message Board

ChaosStar · 03-26-2003, 04:42 PM

I have clinical depression and have never liked taking medications, but always found it a necessary evil. I'm on Paxil now, but I've been on many others and usually end up stopping my meds (on my own accord) after a couple months, only to have to go back on them later. I would like to try some alternative methods to medications- I just have no idea how to go about it. I'm completely open to alternative forms of healing and am willing to try anything that others have found to work.
At the very least, I'd like to try herbal/natural medications and the like.

isolated one · 03-26-2003, 06:53 PM

I've only used herbs for treating my depression and have experimented with a variety of them. I've now found Rhodiola to be the best. Before I finally discovered this, St. John's Wort really helped until circumstances in my life made the depression start to take over again. I even decided to try the new formula of St. John's Wort concentrated with the newly discovered antidepressant component "hyperforin" and it only made my nerves a little more on edge. It seems my depression is at the point where SJW no longer helps. Earlier this year, I gave Rhodiola a try and had almost immediate results which I couldn't believe. A couple days later though, I also experienced some digestive related problems and wondered if all this was the result of the combination of St. John's Wort and Rhodiola or maybe just the Rhodiola. That was when I stopped taking both. After that, Lemon Balm at least helped a little for anxiety relief anyway but I hoped there had to be something else I could do. I've since gone back to using Maca. I've used Maca on and off in the past but wasn't sure if the effects were do to it or other herbs I had been experimenting with at the same time. Now that I'm taking Maca again, it's making a difference.

[This message has been edited by gar fla (edited 04-02-2003).]

Arturosgal18 · 03-26-2003, 06:55 PM

I am in the same boat your in. I was diagnosed with Clinical Depression, the doc gave me Celexa, but I am reluctant to take it. The bottle has sat in my room for weeks, I want something different, but sometimes I think why not take it.. who knows it could help. The only reason I havent is because I read up on all of the side effects and it makes me really really nervous to swallow this junk and see what it does. ERRR, so hey I hear your cry.

talk lata,
Nicole