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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 480264" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>As you know I have been in the depths of depression for the last 3 months....finally I am seeing some light at the end of the tunnel.</p><p></p><p>Here are my thoughts on what is causing some changes for good.</p><p></p><p>First and foremost - nothing changed until I got my bloodwork back from my Dr and she said I was slightly anemic. She said not to worry, it would re-regulate itself - but if I wanted I could take iron. Since she seemed so nonchalant about it, I waited. Another month went by before I finally decided to take it daily (with vitamin C or it doesn't absorb). Within a week I felt different.</p><p></p><p>Per my psychiatrist I also started taking Fish Oil and Vitamin D.</p><p></p><p>I joined the gym to swim and do some cardio ( although I guess all you do is swim, maybe?)</p><p></p><p>I switched LexaPro to Zoloft - and felt even worse - and now I am back on Lexapro with 10mg of Prozac when I am having a really bad day (not sure about how helpful the Prozac is yet, we just started that.)</p><p></p><p>I went on a low fat diet.</p><p></p><p>To me that is A LOT of random things to try and beat stupid depression, and I am still not out of the woods completely - but it is all slowly getting better, so it is worth all the work.</p><p></p><p>***I really believe the iron was the dealbreaker for the fatigue though. Suddenly I could function again without feeling like I was going to fall over, crawl in a hole, or die. Go get just some basic bloodwork asap - just to rule anything out like a thyroid issue, anemia, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 480264, member: 3301"] As you know I have been in the depths of depression for the last 3 months....finally I am seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. Here are my thoughts on what is causing some changes for good. First and foremost - nothing changed until I got my bloodwork back from my Dr and she said I was slightly anemic. She said not to worry, it would re-regulate itself - but if I wanted I could take iron. Since she seemed so nonchalant about it, I waited. Another month went by before I finally decided to take it daily (with vitamin C or it doesn't absorb). Within a week I felt different. Per my psychiatrist I also started taking Fish Oil and Vitamin D. I joined the gym to swim and do some cardio ( although I guess all you do is swim, maybe?) I switched LexaPro to Zoloft - and felt even worse - and now I am back on Lexapro with 10mg of Prozac when I am having a really bad day (not sure about how helpful the Prozac is yet, we just started that.) I went on a low fat diet. To me that is A LOT of random things to try and beat stupid depression, and I am still not out of the woods completely - but it is all slowly getting better, so it is worth all the work. ***I really believe the iron was the dealbreaker for the fatigue though. Suddenly I could function again without feeling like I was going to fall over, crawl in a hole, or die. Go get just some basic bloodwork asap - just to rule anything out like a thyroid issue, anemia, etc. [/QUOTE]
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