Depression Treatment Questions

1.use deep breathing
deep breathing is another effective way to relieve stress and anxiety. It helps you with physical symptoms such as shallow breathing and rapid heart rate, and it also helps with controlling your thoughts. When you practice deep breathing, you're forced to take your thoughts off of whatever is causing you anxiety and to focus on the breathing technique that you are using.
2.keep a journal
journaling can be an effective way to deal with your anxiety and to find rel...more

Dear lybrate-user,
have faith in your psychiatrist. Try it out for 3-6 weeks. If it helps, it is a good treatment.

Stay strong mentally and physically. These sound like withdrawal symptoms only. I would advice trusting your psychiatrist fully and taking your medications properly. I would also suggest taking counselling from someone specializing in addiction counselling and going for both individual and group therapy for faster results.

Both mirtazepine and venalafaxine are good options but it depends on your age and comorbidities, details of which need further clarification. I will go for starting only one drug after finding out which will be most appropriate in your condition.

You can discuss changing mirtaz to bupropion or an ssri. Less likely to increase cholesterol facts do not increase. Mirtaz sometimes can increase cholesterol.

You need proper treatment for your depression as long standing depression can hamper your diabetes treatment.

You can but under observation of your treating psychiatrist as he/ she would be best to decide that you need dose reduction or not.

Dear user. I can understand. Depressive disorder or depression is a neuro chemical disorder. Suicidal tendency is one main symptom of depression. You must be able to distinguish between mental disease and mental disorder. Your problem is a mental disorder. Not a mental disease. These mental disorders are usually treated with a combination of medicines and other means like awareness, meditation, psychotherapy techniques, life style changes etc. Take care.

Try to achieve something, be successful, then everyone will be around u, that is the best way, wake up early go for walk or jogging, do regular yoga, think positive.

Dear user. I can understand. Please don't be panic but be serious about the symptoms. Consult your psychiatrist for physical investigation. Please provide more information so that we can start the diagnosis process and the treatment. I am here to help you in every aspect of your mental and physical health. Any sexual or psychological problems can be cured with the help of various methods and therapies. I suggest you to post your query with every detail here. I will help you in overcoming your pr...more