Prozac Nation No More?

Depends upon the severity and added complications.I tried to cut medication in half.Didn't work.I even tried to stop completely.After three days,I decided not to try that again.Depression and its complications are an organic disease;not 'just in the mind.'Yes,men like me also suffer from it.It is not just a disease for women.

I'm working with James S. Gordon, MD, the Expert above, to help him educate the public about natural approaches to treating depression. We're following in Oprah and Eckhart Tolle's footsteps and have created a free four part online web series called "A Natural Approach to Treating Depression," starting on November 18th. It includes four video classes plus a bunch of free downloads - all for free. I've attached the essentials below. www.mblwellness.com/unstuck/


Free Online Learning Event: "A Natural Approach to Treating Depression"

Lesson 1 - An Overview of Depression and How You Can Treat it Yourself with the Help of a Guide
Premiere Date and Time: Tuesday, November 18th at 8:30 EST.
Lesson 2 - Relaxation/Stress Management. Premiere Date and Time: Thursday, November 20th at 8:30 EST.
Lesson 3 - Exercise and Movement Premiere Date and Time: Saturday, November 22nd at 6:30 EST.
Lesson 4 - Other Useful Techniques and Advice for Participants Premiere Date and Time: Monday, November 24th at 8:30 EST

Resources Provided: The "Unstuck Pack"
Participants can go to the website and download the free Pack, which includes:
? The Unstuck Workbook & Journal to use with the course
? An audio relaxation exercise for an MP3 player
? A guide to relaxation and meditation to use with the exercise
? A follow-along video, which demonstrates a relaxation exercise
? An excerpt of "Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression"

Sign up and additional information is at www.mblwellness.com/unstuck/

I'm working with James S. Gordon, MD, the Expert above, to help him educate the public about natural approaches to treating depression. We're following in Oprah and Eckhart Tolle's footsteps and have created a free four part online web series called "A Natural Approach to Treating Depression," starting on November 18th. It includes four video classes plus a bunch of free downloads - all for free. I've attached the essentials below. www.mblwellness.com/unstuck/


Free Online Learning Event: "A Natural Approach to Treating Depression"

Lesson 1 - An Overview of Depression and How You Can Treat it Yourself with the Help of a Guide
Premiere Date and Time: Tuesday, November 18th at 8:30 EST.
Lesson 2 - Relaxation/Stress Management. Premiere Date and Time: Thursday, November 20th at 8:30 EST.
Lesson 3 - Exercise and Movement Premiere Date and Time: Saturday, November 22nd at 6:30 EST.
Lesson 4 - Other Useful Techniques and Advice for Participants Premiere Date and Time: Monday, November 24th at 8:30 EST

Resources Provided: The "Unstuck Pack"
Participants can go to the website and download the free Pack, which includes:
? The Unstuck Workbook & Journal to use with the course
? An audio relaxation exercise for an MP3 player
? A guide to relaxation and meditation to use with the exercise
? A follow-along video, which demonstrates a relaxation exercise
? An excerpt of "Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression"

Sign up and additional information is at www.mblwellness.com/unstuck/

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Jim Gordon was wonderful when he trained at our hospoital in the Bronx and is remembered as a man of extraoordinary compassion and depth. It is good to see that he has been able to put his knowledge and talents to work in difficult places around the worlld. We need therapists to treat the victims of violence and we need strategies that can be taught. Maybe someday he can apply his ideas to the victims of the horrible war in Congo.

I have tried yoga, meditating, diets made to increase happiness, EVERYTHING. And nothing works except medication and therapy, and even then it will never go all the way away. Yes, I eat healthier and excercise more but when you have major depression disorder you really DO have an imbalance of chemicals.

I think that one probably has to experience clinical depression up close--even closer than Dr. Gordon did--either for yourself or a family member who lives with you--to truly understand it. There are lots of people who get "depressed"--runaways and victims of war being one group--and that group seems like it could be helped by Dr. Gordon's holistic approach, However, those with bipolar or major depression who haven't had a bad childhood or a traumatic experience are a very different group. They are not depressed because of any events--they have no reason to be depressed, yet they don't want to get out of bed, they don't want to keep living, and guess what? they don't want to meditate or eat right either. While it is true they would be helped by those things, their dis-ease is due to genetic, heritable factors, and brain chemistry--hence that is why lithium can bring a manic person to his/her senses. I doubt it would help that other group. Thus, please understand what kind of depression you are talking about before you make an assumption about all depression.

This is possibly the best news yet. THere are a lot of healthy remedies that are natural. One of my favorite ones is rescue remedy...a flower extract that has an amazing calming effect. The best way to fight anxiety is take a long walk or indulge in a five minute meditation...carol stanley author boomer book "For Kids 59.99 and Over" www.carolstanley1.com

I think it is important to distinguish that this holistic approach only works with people who have very mild depression. I have been diagnosed with major depression and have been hospitalized for it twice. I haven't been hospitalized in ten years, however, and my medication, along with talk therapy, is what has kept me out of the hosptital. When my psychiatrist tried to wean me off of it I became very depressed and anxious again.

Wendy Aron, author of Hide & Seek: How I Laughed at Depression, Conquered My Fears and Found Happiness.
www.wendyaron.com

Try Jesus! Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed

Don't take away my meds.

There have been many people who think it is better to do all of that stuff instead of take medication, but I think that some people, especially those with severe depression, should stick with medication. While he does try to prove his theories, many people might lose their lives if they were to not take medication. I think he stated that it may not work for severe depression, though. Also, it is very dangerous to stop taking medication without working with your doctor; it can actually make depression worse and may also lead to suicide. Be careful when you consider switching to this.

I would have been dead 8 years ago without antdepressants. My mother refused to take antidepressants because of the propaganda of stupid *** like you, and now she's dead, because she committed suicide.

I would have been dead 8 years ago without antidepressants. My mother refused to take them, and she is dead, because she committed suicide.

I agree with many of the comments that we (Americans) are quick to turn to drugs to treat therapy, but keep in mind that these meds DO work for some people. Like me. I was diagnosed with major depression when I was about 25. I didn't want to take drugs because I had always viewed them as only for the weak.
After years of intensive talk therapy, journaling and meditation, I felt like I had nothing else to say- I had effectively rid myself of all my issues. But I was still depressed. So I changed my lifestyle. I ate a very healthy diet, drank 2 liters of water everyday, and ran about 3 miles 5 times a week. But, I was still depressed. I knew I wasn't worthless. I knew I could positively contribute to society. But I was still depressed. So, after two suicide attempts, I decided to give meds a chance. And guess what? They worked for me. After beginning drug therapy, my anxiety and depression subsided, I went to law school, got married to a fabulous guy, had a wonderful daughter (and am on the verge of having a son). I'm now happily living my life. And yeah, I put a lot of hard work into getting into this state of mind, but drugs are what finally helped me accomplish that goal. I encourage everyone to keep in mind that different people respond to different treatments, and just because one form of treatment didn't work for you, doesn't mean it's all crap.

It is Mind Set, I mispelled, The Little Engine That Could, I think I can I think I can, I know I can!

Mind/Body/Spirit, and a indset of being sick of being sick, and seeing the "insanity" of what I allowed for 14 very long years. I tried "cold turkey", which cannot be done, but I stuck to it, and with a very hip shrink,who allowed my my research, and my desire to heal, I did it!!! It ain't for sissies, and there will always be a few people who, think I am Bipolar, instead of accepting that I am extreamely, uniquely superhypersensative, and frankely that is their problem, for I am off all the man made chemicals, and working towards helping others. Natural is where it's at, and this is in peril. www.healthfreedomus.org, and perhaps read The Dumming of America.
For me it was the death of my marriage, ie my dream, childhood vaccines, and diseases, a very poor diet growing up, being molested as a very young child, trusting the wrong people to "take care of me", and peri menapause., and the mind altering drugs, used for Bipolar, that messed with my whole body. A shrink never, ever uses the word cure.
And my fighting to be myself, accepted and being tested again and again, led me to Nicherian Buddhism,where I felt at home, finally.
Beware there is a lot of fallout, my rights were lost in almost every area of my life.
There is a tranny of normalacy. Be the beautiful child you are meant to be in this Universe, love and be loved and you might be a party of one for a while.. I was... Where there is anger, there is an ocean of love to follow, Tides up!
Forgive others and yourself, and breathe..