Sharing tools to reduce depression

Hi Buddies,

 

I understand, unless someone experiences true Major or Clinical depression, they cannot relate.

 

I had my battles with this real type of depression.

 

I seem to be nearly healed of it, it as been mostly gone now for a few years.  Here are some tools which seem to help.

 

(1)  I found I had the MTHFR mutation (known to cause depression and anxiety) and I started taking special supplements.  I have not had depression since I started taking these supplements.  In fact, sometimes when I feel the depression starting, it goes away within an hour of the bedtime supplement.

    -At bed I take Pyridoxal 5’-Phosphate and Niacin and also some zinc with it.

    -At morning I take L-methylfolate form of B9 (do NOT take any folic acid) and Methylcobalamin

 

(2) I also had the same effect from 5-HTP, was it a coincidence?  However, I only tried this one or two times because the MTHFR supplements seem to be working so well.

 

(3) My depression would also lift, at least temporarily, if I took a very cold shower (almost painfully cold).  I think this is due to it forces you to live in the moment.  This is also true if I can exercise hard like a fast run.

 

(4) My worse time with depression was during a long term and slow struggle (great fear and sadness) concerning a loved one.  For that, I needed to take Celexa.  Once the struggle ended, I was able to stop Celexa (it gave a few weeks of withdrawal issues but nothing like benzos).

 

I just wanted to share some tools for what they are worth.

 

I wish you all the best.

 

 

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and tips for sufferers. Even though I do not have depression I did read a book written by William Styron Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness, excellent book to get a glimpse of the darkness of depression. I recommend it to everyone I know to read it so they can understand Clinical depression better. I will save your list for difficult times. 

Thank you so much for sharing, Bob7

 

My functional med doc suggested I take P5P, but haven’t tried yet.  I will ask about the combo you listed on my next consult.  Great that you benefit from these supplements.  Perhaps I will give it a try.  Valium is awful in the depression department! 

 

Great to see you are a moderator!  I remember when we were both tapering K and on the Klonopin Klub thread.  Hope all is going very well with you.  Lots of love and best wishes.

 

Uni

Thank you so much for sharing, Bob7

 

My functional med doc suggested I take P5P, but haven’t tried yet.  I will ask about the combo you listed on my next consult.  Great that you benefit from these supplements.  Perhaps I will give it a try.  Valium is awful in the depression department! 

 

Great to see you are a moderator!  I remember when we were both tapering K and on the Klonopin Klub thread.  Hope all is going very well with you.  Lots of love and best wishes.

 

Uni

Hi Uni,

I remember you too.

We have both progressed - I see in your signature you have worked your way down to 7.

You are showing such commitment - you have good reason to have faith in yourself - you will make it.

 

Thank you so much for sharing, Bob7

 

My functional med doc suggested I take P5P, but haven’t tried yet.  I will ask about the combo you listed on my next consult.  Great that you benefit from these supplements.  Perhaps I will give it a try.  Valium is awful in the depression department! 

 

Great to see you are a moderator!  I remember when we were both tapering K and on the Klonopin Klub thread.  Hope all is going very well with you.  Lots of love and best wishes.

 

Uni

Hi Uni,

I remember you too.

We have both progressed - I see in your signature you have worked your way down to 7.

You are showing such commitment - you have good reason to have faith in yourself - you will make it.

 

Thank you, Bob 🙏🏻  So much!