Healing Home Remedies

airborne_clay asked:

I have a history of severe depression. My mom is very against medication and counseling, and reluctantly allowed me to go on the lowest dosage of zoloft. It helped, but now she wants me to go off of it and stop going to my doctor. My fear is that my depression will return. What are the chances of my depression returning, and how can I handle it if and when it does?

Mary Bodel, MH replies:

You don’t say how old you are, but it sounds like you are under 18.  That makes things a bit difficult, especially if your mother disapproves of the advise.  However, to answer your question, if it is clinical depression, it is very likely to recur if you stop taking the medication.  If the depression is caused by stress or some transient difficulty, then it might not.

Tell your doctor what your mother is saying to you.  The doctor will give you the best advise because he or she knows you and knows your medical history.  If he approves of you stopping your medication, he can tell you how to do it so that recurrence is less likely.

Because you are taking a prescription antidepressant, it isn’t a good idea to add herbal supplements with similar properties.  Once you have successfully gotten off the medication, they may make an adequate alternative.  This is, of course, dependent on your doctor’s approval.

Alternative Herbal Remedies

petethepaintercurlylox asked:


I had been on antidepressants for 6 years and now i am not on them i am struggling with depression again.
I have tried St. John’s Wort and it is useless. I have read about Anxius. Does it really work or do any other herbal remedies work?

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