Clinical depression, more than just regular old depression, can be a real problem. What you’d need to do or take to solve this problem would depend on what is causing the problem. Addressing the problem and treating it appropriately are the keys to fighting the condition. Is the problem something related to stress or diet? Or maybe the root of the problem is more of a dietary thing? Does your doctor believe it might be genetic, or caused by a chemical imbalance? Determining which one can become crucial in finding out how best to curb the problem and keep it from being too big of a concern for you.
Besides the obvious treatments, though, you might want to try and help yourself. Medication or pills is good for many cases of clinical depression, but it always helps to have something that could help it along. Exercise is always a good idea, but be sure to pick a physical activity that you enjoy and can stick to regularly. Otherwise, it won’t help as much as it could and may even prove to be a hindrance or burden. Acupuncture and aroma therapy have sometimes helped, but the results have varied from case to case. Certain foods have been found to help out some people who have depression, but that may not be the case for everyone. Best consult your doctor about that.
You’d probably want to lay off the alcohol for a bit. Alcohol has been known to make the symptoms of depression worse in a number of people, so it’d be smart of you to avoid drinking anything that has it. If you can’t, then try not to drink too much. Omega-3 has shown promise in helping alleviate the symptoms, so you might want to give that a shot. Even if it doesn’t quite work out, take comfort in the fact that it at least helps when it comes to your heart. A generally good diet can help take off some of the edge of the condition, but don’t expect to be able to fix it with just that.
One thing that you might want to try is weed. But yes, the stuff is illegal in most states. Yes, the stuff can make schizophrenia worse and do things to you mentally and physically that make depression seem like a walk in the park. However, it is also true that there’s quite a bit of evidence saying that weed, in controlled amounts, can help alleviate the symptoms of depression. Most people who are aware of this would sometimes suggest smoking a joint – no more than that – around once every week or two weeks. Depends on how bad you feel, for the most part. Granted, this is both an illegal and dangerous option and not safe, and I’d personally advice against it unless you’ve tried everything else and you’ve given the medication the usual one month required before the effect kicks in.
Oh, and you might want to make sure you’re seeing the right type of practitioner. A general physician is not going to have the training, background, or knowledge to really help you deal with the problem. You’d basically need to get on the couch with a trained professional in the field of mental health, as they’re pretty much the only ones trained for this sort of thing. Unless you’re a Scientologist, but in that case, you’ve got a whole laundry list of problems much, much worse than depression.
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