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Q: what is the best treatment for major depression?
i have major depression the pills do not work. what is the best treatment for the major depression?

A: Have you tried cognitive-behavioural-therapy…ask your local GP about it (CBT) and ask to do stress-inoculation therapy….this virtually channges negative thoughts (maladaptive) to postive thoughts (adaptive)….

Very useful therapy, i do recomend you seek to do it!
Hope tha helped, all the best!

Q: Has anyone overcome major depression and medication/treatment?

A: I’d say that if someone is in a very deep depression, that they would need the help of a therapist to get better and also some depression medication.. Cause basically the medication isn’t suppose to stop someone to feel, or make it so you don’t cry yaknow? its like a chemical imbalance ya know?
Heck some people have been depressed for years and never done anything about i’m sure..
I’ve never heard of anyone over coming a major depression but I do believe that you’ll be able to work on it and make it start to get better for yourself..

Q: I want to know if there is an actual retreat center that treats major depression?
I live in the NW of the US, and am hoping that there might be a retreat center in North America that provides a welcoming, non judgmental, and effective treatment for major depression. I am looking for people to chat with as well, who have overcome clinical depression. Thanks for responding.

A: I think you should search for some literature/books on google.

Q: Ive never tried Ritalin but my Dr is considering giving it to me for my treatment resistence Major Depression.?
Could any body tell me what the “High Effect is like when comparing it to amphetamine etc??

A: IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD AND TINGLEY ALSO FOCUSED AND CALM

Q: How can you help a loved one who obviously has major depression if he/she refuses to receive treatment?

A: If it’s major enough that the person is in danger of injuring himself or someone else, then you could get them committed involuntarily. Unfortunately, if it’s pure depression, they need to admit they have a problem. You might try an intervention with other loved ones.

Q: I am on Zoloft 200mg. My insurance will not pay for psychiatric treatment. I have major major depression.?
I get even more teary and depressed with PMS. It interferes with my relationships because I get paranoid. I dont know what I should do to get help or what kind of help I need. I want to decrease the panicky feelings and the depression. I take klonopin for anxiety already. What can I take that will help during pms?
I was prescribed zoloft a long time ago for PMDD, and depression by my gyn. I guess it was overlooked at the insurance office .
I do take b12 injections on a regular basis

A: A federal Law was passed last year called the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. It means that health insurance companies have to treat mental illness like a physical illness and provide the same amount of care. That includes the medications needed to maintain proper health. You need to find a theapist to prescribe the appropitae medications, That might be why your insurance company won’t pay for it because it’s not been perscribed for you by a mental health professional. Find a mental health professional and I’ll bet your insurance will have to cover it. You GYN isn’t a mental health professional they shouldn’t have prescribed any thing for you with out refering you to a psychiatrist or a psychologist. Find a mental health professional and I’ll bet you feel better. What your GYN can prescribe is something like Yaz to help with the PMS or PMDD symptoms. That’s a different thing.

Q: is there anyone else out there suffering from treatment resistant major depression?
I have been taking an immense variety of different medications and medication combinations for six years with no results. I had a series of 8 ECTs earlier this year with no perceptable improvement. Please don’t suggest meds, I’ve already got a psychiatrist, and none of them work anyway. Last year I lost my job and my mind only functions 30 to 90 minutes a day.

A: I too suffer from TRD, since early adolescence, but undiagnosed until my late 30’s.
I am now 45 and am considering VNS therapy as a hopeful relief of continual symptoms to improve my quality of life.
I am responding better to tricyclic antidepressants, more so than any of the other dozens of medications I’ve tried, yet it is certainly not a “cure” for the illness.
I have also sought individual and group therapies, as well as DBT therapy.
Also, hospitalization, and partial hospitalizations, as well as various outpatient services have helped me cope with my ongoing illness.
Having understanding, loving support from friends/ family is also crucial.
I wish you relief soon.

Q: Ever had crisis with Major Depression? how long it lasted, after treatment with antidepressant?
Have you ever had such crisis that you had to stay off the school or work due really bad depression? Once you started to take meds, how long it lasted till your bad symptoms disappeared? I try to be patient, but after a week of taking paxil – no change – still can’t rest, eat, fall asleep without med, sleep well… get rid of negative thoughts, anxiety, How long does this hell usually take ? How long has it taken for you to feel better ?

A: Paxil worked for me in about 5 days if after a week or so it is still not helping you talk to your Dr. Not all meds work the same on different people. He may want to change the dose or the meds completly. Ask him about Paxil CR….works great for me.

Hang in there, life will get better & I wish you the best of luck

Q: Hospitalization for major depression?
I am suffering from major depression and at times i think about taking my own life. My sleeping and eating habits have been affected and i am finding i have a little weight. I think the best thing for me would be hospitalization because i don’t feel safe being alone with my thoughts. I live in Glasgow. Is hospitalization possible for the treatment of major depression? I’d appreciate your advice.

A: Hi, I truly know what you mean. For a year I was in the same situation, then a friend of mine put me in touch with a counselling person and step by step I have recovered.
I really advice you this person (Sheila Babikian). Unfortunately she is not in Glasgow but in Dublin but you can be in touch with her any time.
Here her website!
Best of luck.
Embraces
Alex

Q: How many people are cured from major depression?
I know someone who has been suffering from major depression for many years and is continually trying different treatment options, but nothing seems to work? Is there even a cure at all?
Does anyone have any kind of statistics?

A: A person who suffers from clinical depression will never be cured, their symptoms can be controlled to the point where it will no longer bother the person but they will never fully recover from it. Medication is the best way to go with clinical depression, there are many medications out there for people with depression and each one will work differently for each person. So no, there is no (CURE), but you can manage and control the symptoms so you can live a happy, and health life.

Depression effects 19 million Americans in one year period, It affects so many people it is reffered to as the common cold of mental illness. 90 percent of people who seek treatment will feel better in a time period of 4 to 6 weeks, the other 10 percent can take up to 2 years to treat without any signs of their symptoms subsiding, but 98 percent of people diagnosed with severe depression do feel better at the end of a two year treatment, (meds and therepy).

Q: Has anyone had success with combing Prozac with Wellbutrin for treatment of depression?
I’m wondering if combining the two would help with the fatique and lethargy that accompanies major depression. The Prozac (fluoxetine) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), while Wellbutrin (bupropion) acts on dopamine and norepinephrine. I was hoping for some feedback from anyone who has taken this combination, as I intend to discuss this option wit my MD. What do you all think? Any comments, experiences, and opinions would be very much appreciated.

A: They are not meant to be combined. And all anti-depressants are unhealthy.

Q: Evidence based treatments for major depressive disorder in children?
What is the meaning of evidence based treatment. I also need to know the name of some evidence based treatment for major depression disorder on children.

A: Evidence based treatment is exactly what it says, that is, psychologists should use treatments that have been shown to work by research.

One such treatment may be the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Q: Antidepressants for major depression only?
Are antidepressants only for people who have major depression or for most depression treatments? I am not majorly depressed or wasn’t but I am on an antidepressant.

Just a random though in my mind.
Is anyone else suffering mild, moderate, major, seasonal depression and taking a antidepressant?

Thanks.

P.S. Please be honest!
I don’t believe I am majorly depressed because before treatment I was going about my life and not allowing depression take over me.
I am on 150mg of Wellburtin 2x daily, and what about you who are answering :)
I have no side effects other then dry mouth but I drink more the 8 glasses of water a day anyways.

I do feel better then I did before and so far I feel like myself again.

A: Different types of anti-depressants can be use for sleeping issues. Wellburtin also helps people to stop smoking.

Q: What sort of treatment is available for, and at what point should I seek it, depression so strong I have tics?
I am diagnosed with major clinical depression, suffer symptoms of adult ADD and Aspergers, and am being treated with medications for the clinical depression (wellbutrin xl 300mg). For the past 24 hours or so, my condition has been deteriorating to the point where I am constantly near the state of tears and every few minutes the stress builds up so high that I suffer muscle spasms and twitching that lasts up to five seconds, generally involving my arms or head. I’m not feeling suicidal, but there is a distinct and crushing weight of being in the wrong life (and the right one, unfortunately, is 100% unattainable in modern society). It’s not so much “I want to die” as “I wish I wasn’t alive” (an important distinction, it’s kept me alive throughout a lifetime of depression).

So I suppose I’m asking, and I know the legalese about “not meant for diagnosis or treatment, etc…”.

What additional treatment/therapy may be available,

and,

is what I’ve described a crisis situation?
in re: to some uncertainties by my first two answers:

Meds:
wellbutrin for 2 years, 1 year on Paxil CR before that.

Spasms/Twitches/Tics
I’ve had the muscle twitch/spasm symptom on both meds and pre-medication. Internally it feels like a storm of stress building up in the back of my brain and then releasing suddenly down the back of my neck and down my arms, causing shaking, twitching, and clenching of the jaw and fists. Frankly… it physically hurts when this happens.

A: My sugestion is to call your Dr. When you say you are having ticks, that is not exactly a good thing to be having.
#1 thing to do is try to stay calm. I know.. easy thing for me to say, but it will really help you.
#2 I was on that medication to help me quit smoking and I thought it was going to give me a heart attack! Talk to your Dr. maybe it is time to switch medications.
#3 if the symptoms don’t go away and you can’t get a hold of your normal Dr. I sugest you to your local hospital and get checked out. Better safe than sorry.

Hope I have helped a bit.

Q: How long does major depression last?
With and without treatment?

I know it differs for each person, but what would the average time be?
Or maybe if you or someone you know is (or had been depressed), how long did it last?

A: If the person has “situational” depression, it usually clears up after a few weeks.

If the person has “clinical” depression, it does not clear up because it’s a brain chemical disorder and must be treated.

There really is no “average” time.

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