Does anyone on here suffer from depression? Just curious as to what other people do or take to help cope, thanks

i cant speak for everyone or anyone for that matter

but i suffered for years with it (and the bigger i got)

the more depressed i got. i dont take any meds

for it now but i just try to stay positive and do what i can

do with what what i have. not sure if that is the answer you

were looking for, but its what i wanted to say.

I have suffered from it off and on since I was a teen. I was on meds during my teen years that help, but was weened off as an adult. Went back on at 22 when both my Grandfather's died in one month (I was very close to them). I went off again when I started trying to get pregnant at 27 and was off until Feb of this year. I went on Paxil in Feb. more due to anxiety than depression, but my doctor felt that the anxiety may be linked- I had 3 misscarriages and I was just anxious all the time and freaked out about everything. The Paxel has helped me tremendously. My BP was high from all the stress and my weight went up to 250 due to stress horomones. Now the anxiety is pretty much gone and I feel good, I am not stressed and I let things roll off my back more now than I did in the past. A lot of people hate Paxil, but for me it was a God send. I am not sure how long I will stay one it, likely until I decided to try to get pregnant again, at which time my doctor said he would put me on a different SSRI that is safe when pregnant.

Good Luck, Depression is a difficult beast to deal with.

Thank you for your replies, I have been taking anti-depressants since 1998, lately the rx doesnt seem to be helping, i am having chronic lower back & leg pain that started in feb of this year, by being in pain all the time it messes with my mood, concentration, and the desire to do anything (physically or socially), so with that i find myself home all the time being bored and wanting to eat, which means no weight loss for me, i just want to feel like myself again, i had a mri that showed bil facet arthopathy (arthritis/inflammation) in L4, L5, S1 so it has been suggested to do physical therapy and steroid injections in my back, i am hoping and praying this helps, thanks again for reading and replying

Back pain is terrible! My mon suffered from it for a long time and had to quit her job of 20 years because of it. I know that Water aerobics really helped her back and she drinks cherry juice every morning for fibromyalgia but I know it helps general inflammation arthritis too. You should check it out!

Good luck <3

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This could be me writing!!!!! I have delta with chronic back and leg pain for many, many years. Depression gets worse as the pain increases... I am on cymbalta and ablifily along with other stuff-