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<p>This is not true, exercise before bed will keep you up.</p>
<p>How will becoming exhausted from running keep you up? You are exhausted.</p>
<p>Adrenaline, endorphins. I generally nap after exercising but I wake up about an hour later, no alarm.</p>
<p>Not me, If run run hard enough and long enough I am done.</p>
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<p>That’s not true in my case. I was taught to be more self-reliant than the average person. Even though I didn’t grow up poor or had any serious financial trouble, everything wasn’t handed to me. Most students don’t know how to wash their laundry before college, I’ve done my own laundry since I was ten-years-old. If I didn’t do it, no one else would. Same goes for cleaning my room and other chores. Very rarely does someone prepare breakfast or lunch for me. My teachers told me that I was very self-motivated with schoolwork when I was a kid. I would rather do things myself than ask others.
It is true that that I don’t have much of a life outside of classes and over the summer I rarely left home, but I’m sure there are bigger hermits and room-dwellers than me who don’t have these problems.</p>
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<p>You need to get your sleep back to normal-don’t run an hour before bed-it will keep you up. Do exercise earlier in the day, but not after 7 pm; wake up in the morning at a regular hour. No caffeine after noon and nothing to eat or drink after 7; In addition you may need medication to help you fall asleep for the short term, because your depression won’t improve if your sleep doesn’t</p>
<p>Counseling (preferably cognitive behavioral therapy) will be a must for depression; Medications can really help-unfortunately, everyone responds to them differently and you may need more than one trial to help. </p>
<p>Also, your doctor should make sure you don’t have anemia or thyroid issues or sleep apnea; lately, I have been recommending that people take Vitamin D (atleast 1000 units/day) because most of us are very deficient and this may be linked to depression and fatigue. </p>
<p>Avoid alcohol, marijuana and other illicit drugs -especially when depressed, because they will compound your misery.</p>
<p>See a psychiatrist, and talk all this through with them. Trust me on that.</p>
<p>After long time, I am back to this topic.</p>
<p>Before summer started, I switched therapist and wanted to get SSRI to help me deal, but the psychiatrist denied as she was taking vacation and she would not be able to monitor my progress.</p>
<p>Throughout summer I continued therapy alone but some therapies were only making me feel worse as my therapist was confirming my bad conclusions. Since the only best I could get for free was psychodynamic (which is only about to talk through and help subconsciously derive new thoughts) was not helping much. Cognitive therapy might be better but I can’t afford.</p>
<p>In fall things only got worse, especially after I could find no supportive friends and I can’t confine my problems to family. In addition, some “friends” that were the only my friends turned out to be fake, pre-judiced, harsh *****y folks who cared about nothing I said or meant to say and what things I meant to straight up. I even made some good things for them thought not significantly important and its not like I wanted necessarily to be best friends with them, I just did not want them to quckly forget about me. I made mistake when I settled down in first-year of college living of forcing myself to think of very first people I met as good long time friends. Its long story… This only worsened my depression. </p>
<p>Before that, before even summer, I started to have chest pains and later in fall diagnosis confirmed that I have heart-valve disease and must see cardiologist every year and cannot lift heavy weights to prevent increasing risk for rupture. In general every time I go to exercise whether to lift (not too heavy) or run, I feel weak but hard it is me to tell is it because of my depression mood or my heart pumping blood not too efficiently. But this explains, while since I was a little, I was not as strong as others. I was prescribed to get MRI scan to get detailed diagnosis but can’t afford and neither my parents and my insurance has too big deductible for me. So far I only take medications to lower my HBP.</p>
<p>I have gained weight over last past few years and I have hard time loosing weight and get in shape. That only complicates things. Even though I often avoid eating processed foods, cakes, cookies, hamburgers, pizza, ice-cream, and don’t drink soda, I have problem loosing abdominal fat. I am not obese but I am overweight. I think because of that I have hard time finding someone who would be attracted to me and made me forget about past and being alone, especially on weekends. </p>
<p>Nevertheless after I found out whats going on with my health I got even more depressed and helpless. Things that compound my misery are pressuring parents that hope I will quickly succeed, become independent and live independently so that they never ever ask if at anytime have had some any fun, met someone except how is my studying going, plans for graduation and job. I hate to live like robot. Especially since on Friday nights, I have no one to hang out with. As parents can’t support me financially, they neither can emotionally (hey priories of happiness changes when money are in charge of control). They themselves have no friends around, went never to any vacation in their life (except myself last summer). My sister with my mom joked and laughed about thought if I had girlfriend and this was during Christmas Eve straight to my face. </p>
<p>One thing they don’t know is I like guys (yeah I’m gay) but since they’re quite traditional and conservative I can’t openly tell them this. When my sister made rumors about me that I might be gay few years ago, everybody in house was weirdly staring at me. My family is also slightly pre-judiced against Jews and blacks.</p>
<p>My heavy foreign accent complicates my life too, but might be one of the reasons why I get into troubles I described. However, I won’t get into it, its too long to talk about it.</p>
<p>Focusing on future, I feel very unsure. Not sure if I am ever gonna find job. I have even run into stupid things like My career center in my college did not review my resume too well and not until I sent my resume to getinterviews.com for free preview the guys told me it is far from perfect (unlike in my school pretty “competitive”). They offer to write me resume and they ask bunch of questions but they charge $200 and “guarantee” job interview within 30 days or money back. </p>
<p>Besides, stress, depression, I do not feel like I get good sleep and I wake up tired ever day. My doctor recommended me to get sleep study to see if I do not have sleep apea, but like MRI, it also cost thousands of dollars. Damn, its so much all about MONEY. </p>
<p>Sometimes, I think it would be great if they legalized marijuana in my state, even it it was only for medical things. I tried once (but it is not easy to access especially when you have no close friends), and contrary to what many says bad things about it, I felt great (especially after high wore off). I slept one night well after its use (like for the first time in my life I got great sleep). I felt more energetic, and focused (less stressed and distracted) on studying. It eliminated headaches I tend to often have from stress. It improved my appetite but did not make me crave. And in general I felt better after it for 3-4 days and after that I returned to previous state 
However, it was not perfect, I got sinus congestion, sneezes, and was not improving memorization or perhaps it might even slow down thinking (aside from making distractions go away). However, unlike SSRI or other antidepressants, it does not cause dependance and has immediate effect and does not need to be taken everyday, has the least side effects and they’re temporary (most antidepressant have sexual side effects and other problems) Some studies suggest that low doses of marijuana increases serotonin level but too much has reserve effects. </p>
<p>As of now I started to take fish oil as some studies suggest (along with Mr. Horse argument) that deficiency of DHA is linked to depression. However I used to eat Salmon fish at least twice a week or 3 times a week and it was not helping, but it might be because it is farm-raised.</p>
<p>I was going to start taking 5-HTP but my doctor did not recommend it based on findings from webMD that </p>
<p>“Don’t use 5-HTP until more is known. 5-HTP might be UNSAFE. Some people who have taken it have come down with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS), a serious condition involving extreme muscle tenderness (myalgia) and blood abnormalities (eosinophilia). Some people think the EMS might be caused by an accidental ingredient (contaminant) in some 5-HTP products. But there is not enough scientific evidence to know if EMS is caused by 5-HTP, a contaminant, or some other factor. Until more is known, avoid taking 5-HTP.”</p>
<p>I will try most likely St John’s wort because it is supposed to be good in partially relieving depression but unlike RX antidepressants it has least side effects. </p>
<p>Any comments are welcome. Thanks for reading!</p>
<p>Dude I think your confused the drug is Citalopram. I would take the drug, it would make you less anxious. Also the side effects don’t seem too bad from what I read on wikipedia.</p>
<p>wikipedia is not the most reliable source. Side effects can include dry mouth, drowsiness, and loss of sexual libido. Citalopram belongs to class SSRI’s and has their side effects.</p>
<p>Hey - hang in there.</p>
<p>I thought my life was hard - but it is cake compared to yours… I know its really hard, but you just have to get through it. My family has their own problems - financially and emotionally - but we have tried to pull out of that. I know its not what you face - but I just want you to know that I understand.</p>
<p>Depression is hard to deal with - that is a fight with yourself and a painful fight at that. If you take antidepressants for a little, it might be able to help you out - but I don’t think you should make it a permanent habit. Start now and see what it does for you - they usually take a little bit to start working (a month or so if I remember correctly). Its not like you will develop a drug addiction. I don’t believe in drugs, but what you have said - you honestly need this.</p>
<p>Your heart problems - do you think you aren’t eating right? Eating enough? Do you have three square meals a day? Exercise (cardio)? I am no health expert, but do what you can do.</p>
<p>If you are gay, then don’t be afraid to accept it. I have gay friends who are proud of it. It just means that you prefer guys - big deal. Homosexuality is becoming more and more accepted each day.</p>
<p>Hah I can’t believe I am saying this - but do you have a religion? A lot of my friends who have gone through tough times found comfort in church and just being able to talk about the troubles of life with people. I am sure some groups exist - you just need to try and get yourself out there… You can make friends and explore your troubles.</p>
<p>Life is tough - try to get better and remember that if you have hit rock bottom there is nowhere to go but up…</p>
<p>“If you take antidepressants for a little, it might be able to help you out - but I don’t think you should make it a permanent habit.”</p>
<p>It’s a bad idea to give medical advice on the Internet. The OP should work out their own use of antidepressants by working closely with an experienced medical practitioner who is trained in mental health issues and medications.</p>
<p>Just as some diabetics need to be on insulin for all of their life, some people who suffer from depression will need to use medication for the rest of their life. However, it takes a qualified medical practitioner to determine who needs such longterm treatment.</p>
<p>I have been on antidepressants for 5 years, and the treatment totally changed my life in ways that I never would have imagined. Until my antidepressants kicked in (which took more than a month to find the correct dosage), I had not realized that previously, even when I thought I was happy, I still had an underlying gloom.</p>
<p>Being on antidepressants doesn’t mean that I’m artificially happy all of the time. I have ups and downs that depend on what’s going on in my life. However, I don’t have the out of the blue depressions that I used to have, and I don’t have a subtle feeling of gloom that used to pervade my life.</p>
<p>I also am more optimistic and more gregarious.</p>
<p>My psychiatrist says that because I had had 3 previous serious depressions, I probably have a seretonin deficiency, and will need to remain on antidepressants for the rest of my life. At first, when I heard this, I was disappointed. Then, I realized how lucky I am to have access to treatment for a serious problem. I am grateful that I am able to get this help that has made such a wonderful difference in my life.</p>
<p>Yea but this one doesn’t seem to have all the side effects as regular SSRI’s, also there are other classes of antidepressants that have worse side effects (MAO’s & TCA). Honestly man in your case the benefit outweighs the risk.</p>
<p>The only side effect I’ve had from my antidepressant is that I perspire more, something that I notice mainly when I work out. It is no big deal. I’d rather have that side effect than the crushing depressions that I used to have.</p>
<p>“There is no magic pill to make all of life’s misfortunes go away, if that is what you are asking.”</p>
<p>Oh yes there is.</p>
<p>As someone who has been on practically every anti-depressant there is, I’m pretty sure that there isn’t anything that can really truly help. If this is serious, that is. If it’s a minor depression (which it doesn’t seem to be) then they may very well turn things around for you.</p>
<p>Psychological problems are not like a bacterial disease, where the doctor can pop you some antibiotics and you’ll be fine in a month. The purpose of antidepressants isn’t to immediately make you the happiest person alive. But they can help you work through your depression, and that’s certainly a better strategy than hoping that eventually it will just go away by itself.</p>
<p>The best offense is medication and good therapy.</p>