Facts about Depression Medicine

Taking depression medicine can be a frightening experience.  The side effects are sometimes very unpleasant and can actually be very dangerous.  If you have been diagnosed with depression, do your research.  Use these tools to gain an understanding about what can happen to you, while you get used to the drugs.  They are mind altering, and altering the mind is a slippery science. 

Know your symptoms first, and by all means, consider your spiritual health first.  Your condition may not be physical at all!  If you have read my story, you know that I tried the pills and nothing worked for me.  Nothing worked, because my illness was not a condition of the mind, it was a condition of the heart!  Researchers in the secular world are well aware that guilt, childhood tragedy and abuse are major causes of depression.  Christians know that these issues cause spiritual wounds.  Please consider letting your spiritual bruises heal first!

When my doctors mentioned  ECT, I flew over the cuckoos nest (sorry, but that's exactly what I did).  Actually, I didn't fly out, God lifted me out!

Get the Facts about Your Depression Medicine.

If you feel your condition is physical, and you need help, use these tools to educate yourself about the medication and how it works.

This site provides information on many of the different types of depression medicine.  Learn about the medicine before you take it.  Get yourself a support group of friends or family, and ask them to be on standby for you once you start the medicine.  You may experience hypersensitivity, deeper depression and even suicidal thoughts until your system adjusts.

This is a very useful site and I HIGHLY recommend you use it.  Register for a free account, and key in your depression medication and other medications you may be taking to determine how they will interact. 

Get Healthy

Your diet can impact your mental wellbeing.  This article lists several foods that are good for mental health.  Other things to consider over depression medicine, are natural remedies such as St. Johns Wort for depression and Valerian Root for anxiety. 

I know you don't want to hear it, but exercise and drink plenty of water.  It's a must do!