Posted by baseball55 on March 6, 2015, at 19:23:33
In reply to Re: Lithium or lamictal in unipolar depression?, posted by fido on March 6, 2015, at 18:20:08
> I mean what shall I take against this? I dont think that there is any antidepressant out there which is strong enough to prevent this. I was already depressed when I had no personal problems years ago and now I have all kinds of problems which give me plenty of reason to be depressed.
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I don't mean to sound facile, but if you are depressed because of real problems which "give you something to be depressed about," then I'm not sure I would really call this depression. Or maybe would call it "situational depression." The issue is that medication isn't going to change how you feel, except maybe marginally, because medication isn't going to change the situation.Generally, with situational depression, the recommendation is to work with a therapist - not some sort of nebulous, examining your life kind of therapy, but something like DBT or CBT where you work on controlling and modifying your reactions to sources of distress.
It can help to learn to alter your response to - legitimate - distress about serious issues in your life. Becoming despairing or railing against misfortune can increase your suffering. Many of these sorts of therapeutic modalities are not dissimilar to some religious or spiritual practices.
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