Alternative Options to Medicating Anxiety/Depression?

Question:

So i just got diagnosed with anxiety issues, and a possiblity of mild depression. I've been doing some research on the medications offered, and was wondering what some other options might be. I've heard of accupuncture, or message therepy, or natural supplements? Have any of you tried these? Did it work?

Answers:
I don't know about the anxiety disorder, but I do know about the depression. No one thing helped me completely. I had to have a combination of a few treatments. I take medication which helps tremendously but does not completely resolve the depression. Massage therapy is helping a lot as are some natural supplements. The combination is doing well. Acupuncture and counseling are out of my price range right now, but I have investigated both and if you get the right people to treat it, I have "heard" it is a tremendous help.

Good luck to you. If you have a good, understanding doctor, do not be afraid of the medications though. He or she will closely monitor you to make sure you are safely on the right medication.

i have had severe anxiety/depression for over 7 years. i have been on and off medications, zoloft and lexapro, and they have only made it worse.
i suggest excercising more, such as taking a brisk walk daily or swimming, as well as eating a healthier diet, keeping a journal, and making sure you have some time out to yourself every day to unwind. anxiety is a social and stress issue, most of the time you don't need to medicate to help it--you need to relax. depression can be a serious illness, but if yours is only mild i suggest getting out more and expiriencing life.
i have quit my medications recently, and have been working on "cleaning" my body and mind, with suggestions like the ones i gave you, and it has been so much more helpful than any drug.
also, don't drink caffeine. it is a big aggravator and contributer to anxiety/depression. believe me..i used to be a heavy coffee drinker! :-)

get used to it.there is no cure.you will have to be on drugs and alcohol like the rest of us.sorry to burst your I'm better than u bubble........................... you dont like my answer becuase you know I have you figured out and it bugs you.so fuc off and give me as many thumbs down as you want.i just tell it like it is.

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