OffTheRadar
31st October, 2006, 10:01 AM
Hi Everyone,
From a quick look around the forum it seems most people here have turned to herbals after taking perscribtion medication. I have never being diagnosed with depression nor have taken any perscribed medication. I'm wondering how or if to start on herbals (SJW, 5HTP or similar). Here's my story: (bear with me its a little long)
Throughout my adult life (I'm 31) I've had fairly constant job related anxiety and a tendance to get depressed when got busy or challenged at work. This reached a head in 2004, when I was particularly down, had personal problems and dropped out of a Phd program. I was quite depressed and had frequent thoughts about dying. At the time I went for some counselling/therapy and it helped.
Subsequently I changed jobs and moved to a different country, but intermittant depression remains. Since returning from holidays in sept, I am depressed much of the time, I have nothing to do at work and often cant get motivated to get out of bed.(the end of my work contract in jan is probably a factor). So I contacted my cousellor/therapist again. We started to work together (online sessions) but not long after she says she doesnt want to work with me online, that i need face to face counselling and that I should get assessed for clinical depression.
In my current geographical location i can neither get f2f couselling nor get reliably assessed for depression (even though i cant see how an official assement will help). I am finding that regular excercise is helping but not enough. On the other hand, i would guess that this is mild depression as i'm nowhere near suicidal or even thinking about death - it was much worse in 2004. Should I start trying some herbal preparations? if so which?
Bear in mind that I will need to buy online and that it will take upto 4 weeks for any resupplies to reach me. This concerns me, as it could mean a gap in taking the herbs and it seems many have run into trouble with stopping abruptly.
Any thoughts/advise greatly recieved
OTR
From a quick look around the forum it seems most people here have turned to herbals after taking perscribtion medication. I have never being diagnosed with depression nor have taken any perscribed medication. I'm wondering how or if to start on herbals (SJW, 5HTP or similar). Here's my story: (bear with me its a little long)
Throughout my adult life (I'm 31) I've had fairly constant job related anxiety and a tendance to get depressed when got busy or challenged at work. This reached a head in 2004, when I was particularly down, had personal problems and dropped out of a Phd program. I was quite depressed and had frequent thoughts about dying. At the time I went for some counselling/therapy and it helped.
Subsequently I changed jobs and moved to a different country, but intermittant depression remains. Since returning from holidays in sept, I am depressed much of the time, I have nothing to do at work and often cant get motivated to get out of bed.(the end of my work contract in jan is probably a factor). So I contacted my cousellor/therapist again. We started to work together (online sessions) but not long after she says she doesnt want to work with me online, that i need face to face counselling and that I should get assessed for clinical depression.
In my current geographical location i can neither get f2f couselling nor get reliably assessed for depression (even though i cant see how an official assement will help). I am finding that regular excercise is helping but not enough. On the other hand, i would guess that this is mild depression as i'm nowhere near suicidal or even thinking about death - it was much worse in 2004. Should I start trying some herbal preparations? if so which?
Bear in mind that I will need to buy online and that it will take upto 4 weeks for any resupplies to reach me. This concerns me, as it could mean a gap in taking the herbs and it seems many have run into trouble with stopping abruptly.
Any thoughts/advise greatly recieved
OTR