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What should i do if i dont have depression medication and have depression?

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Many options: Meds for depression are one in a number of ways to improve depression. First, get an assessment with a qualified mental health provider. Your depressive symptoms may be situational. They may pass on their own, or by talking with a specialist or friends or family. Exercise, meditation, diet, or doing something fun may help. You may consider ruling out something medical with a medical professional.

Answered 9/17/2015

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

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See a PCP or a psych: Medication can reverse some of the effects of depression. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms of depression, make an appointment to see a PCP or a psychiatrist.

Answered 7/22/2015

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Depression: If you are living with your parents/guardians will they help you see a prescribing doc and a psychologist? If not, County Mental Health Services in any county is there for those in need. But they would still have to have parental consent unless you were an emancipated minor. I strongly recommend against borrowing other people's psych meds, no matter what effect they may get. These meds are doc ord

Answered 5/12/2016

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Therapy?: Have you yet tried any form of psychotherapy? Typically, the optimal combination of things to treat emotional issues such as depression is medication (which, on your best day, is supposed to take the edge off symptoms) but the real gruntwork takes place in psychotherapist's consulting room.

Answered 10/23/2015

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