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Can You Fight Depression Without Medication?
Today I’m going to discuss if you can fight depression without medication. I’ve talked a lot about my experience with depression. I’ve made my case for treating depression with medication, talked about my struggles when my medication stopped working and described my month from hell suffering antidepressant withdrawal. Despite medication causing all these issues, I personally don’t feel able to cope without it.
However, I do know people with depression who elect not to take medication. My late father found the side-effect too bad, I assured him they would pass, but he wasn’t prepared to wait. Other people feel wary about taking mind-altering chemicals, even if they are regulated and prescribed by doctors.
So, if you have depression but don’t want to take antidepressants is it possible to fight depression without medication?
It Depends
If you were looking for a definite answer, I’m afraid you won’t get it. The human body is a funny thing. Antidepressants that make one person feel back to normal may make another feel much worse. There’s no way to predict how it will react if you introduce a new substance, and that’s without thinking about potential interactions with other medications you’re taking.
