Does anyone know anything about herbal remedies for depression?
I've struggled with depression all my life (though for the longest I would never have admitted that), but it wasn't until after the birth of my daughter that I decided to do something about it. My doctor put me on prozac initially, which didn't work. Then he switched it to effexor. He told me that we can up the dosage until it works for me - as high as we needed. Well, we've upped the dosage to 150 mg a day. (That was probably three months ago.) That dosage is still not working for me either; however, I really don't think it is healthy to keep upping the dosage. I located an article about a month or so back which said that effexor was one of the worst drugs to have to come off of. You basically become addicted to it. I don't want to be forced to take a drug for the rest of my life, but I do want to kick the depression.
Recently, I was sick, so I used that time to ween myself off of the antidepressant, so I wouldn't notice how bad the lack of the medication was making me feel since I already felt like shit anyway. Worked out pretty well.
Now, however, I am taking nothing and though the effexor wasn't working completely I do believe it took some of the edge off. Someone help me please! I know there has to be a more natural way to take care of this problem. Is there anyone who has gone through this before? What worked for you? I would greatly appreciate any help, suggestions, etc.
