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Do You Need All Those Pills? Depression & lessons I learned

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Oct 10, 2023 | Replies (27)
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@jomomma1

Is it possible to take care of one's mental health naturally, like with things such as lithium orotate, ashegwandha, Ltheanine, GABA, passionflower, etc.?
For the record I take Celexa, Buspar, Propranolol "as needed, and Ativan "as needed"
Where might I find a psychiatrist that could monitor the more natural mental aids?

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sgboster123 | @sgboster123 | Jul 31, 2023

A psychiatrists main job is to treat you with pharmaceuticals. You will need to see an integrative or holistic doctor 👨🏼‍⚕️ or naturopath for help without chemicals. It is possible! It’s not covered by insurance. Exercise and nutrition is key to mental health… far better than any chemical. Just be careful to ween the under the supervision of a doctor. God bless you

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misssusie0625 | @misssusie0625 | Aug 2, 2023

I don't want to discourage you but I felt I wanted to respond.
I have treatment resistant depression. I've been on meds since I was 25 years old. I'm 55 now. My depression journey has been pure hell. I've been on every type of antidepressant. The only thing that helps is an maoi.
I've researched and used herbal and vitamins for treatment over the years. I disorder being on meds: currently 60mg Nardil (maoi), 25mg seroquel prn sleep, 50mg hydroxazine provides sleep, 500mg gabapentin prn sleep, ativan 1mg prn sleep.
I'm still only sleeping aprox 4 hours per night.
I'm looking into ketamine, however the cost isn't something I can endure. Psilocybin looks promising but it's illegal in the state I live.
There are psychiatrists that treat nutritionally. I would google. Ypu might need to do online treatment due to distance of dr.

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scolio | @scolio | Oct 8, 2023

@jomomma1 , I think you asked about taking care of mental health naturally? I believe that is sometimes possible. However, one thing to keep in mind is that quitting present medication(s) can be very, very difficult.
One of the medications you mentioned was BuSpar (buspirone). It is one that has been around a bit longer and seems, to me anyway, a bit safer than some of the others.

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