Question:
I'm 26 years old and I was diagnosed with depression at age 20. I have been taking antidepressant medicine the last six years and I'm so tired of it. Any alternative medicine/therapy suggestions for chronic depression?
Answer:
There's a lot of information on St. John's Wort. Try this guy's website. He posts here a lot. http://www.escape.ca/~sgb/
Try reading "Potatoes, not Prozac". You can find the book on the website
about the book: www.radiantrecovery.com There is some info on the website as well. Did anybody ever tell you, or can you figure out, what is causing the
depression? Have you ruled out food allergies, obviously if medication
was prescribed, then you have a chemical imbalance: therefore, has
anybody ever told you what it is? The basic cause of depression has to be treated first. Depression can be due
to external factors or an internal state of mind, or a combination. You need
to figure out the underlying cause of the problem. Herbs themselves won't do
the trick in solving underlying problems. Here are some anti-depressive herbs. Damiana, Ginseng, Kola, Lady's Slipper,
Lavender, Lime Blossom, Oats, Rosemary, Skullcap, Valerian and Vervain.
When depression is connected with a general debility of the whole body,
affecting the nervous system, try this recipe:
Kola-- 2 parts
Damiana-- 1 part
Lavender-- 1 part
Oats-- 1 part
Rosemary-- 1 part
This should be drunk 3 times daily.
Where there isn't so much debility involved, try this recipe:
Kola-- 1 part
Lime Blossom-- 1 part
Skullcap-- 1 part
This should also be drunk 3 times a day. If a more powerful approach is
needed, then you can add Valerian. Try the tea you choose over a period of
two or three days to give them time to work.
If you don't like teas, try a mixture of these herbs:
Passion Flower
Valerian Root
Chamomile Flower
Hops Flowers
Catnip
Lavender Flower
Myrrh
Spearmint Leaves
Look at diet change and discussing your symptoms with a qualified
professional who can get you on a good wellness program.
I personally have had great results with AD-C. Look in local health food
stores. The brand name is Nature Sunshine.Try St Johns Wort - for more inf. check out www.healht4all.co.uk Obviously? Does a prescription for penicillin also
indicate a chemical imbalance? Sometimes chemicals
cure problems caused by other things. If you have
a tension headache and it's cured by aspirin, that
doesn't necessarily mean you had an aspirin deficiency.
Maybe it was a hot day and you walked into a cold room,
aspirin can sometimes cure that kind of headache.
