Natural Remedies: Light box (for seasonal affective disorder), 5-HTP, flax oil (6 g/day), regular exercise
Talk therapy: a clinical social worker helped me change my life
Book: Undoing Depression by Richard O’Connor
Rx Anti-Depressants:
Wellbutrin – kicked the depression although it killed my appetite
Zoloft – initially helped the depression, but at increased doses sent my anxiety level through the roof
Jan 01, 2008, 09:02PM PST | 0 comments
My SAD came later this year, since I moved south, but come it did. I started taking 5-HTP 10 days ago and it’s making me feel totally normal again. I started feeling better only 2 days after starting it and the only side effect for me is vivid dreams.
Jan 01, 2008, 08:44PM PST | 0 comments
I’ve spent all of my adult life thinking that I was going to do one thing and now I realize that it’s just not possible for me. I need to do something else, but I’m not sure what. I’ve applied for law school, but I want to keep my options open for a little while until I figure out what kind of career best suits me.
I got a book called Do What You Are which is very insightful. It uses the Myers-Briggs personality typing to give you an idea of what kinds of careers best suit your personality. It’s opening my eyes to careers that I hadn’t thought of and validating some of the impressions I had of jobs that I might like.
Jan 01, 2008, 08:39PM PST | 2 cheers | 1 comment