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Depressed- but don't want anti-depressants

Hello,

I am a 25 year old female and have struggled with depression for many years. In 2003 I was prescribed Effexor and was very unhappy with how it worked. I no longer had any feelings and gained a lot of weight and had side effects. I stopped the medication, changed my lifestyle and was better for a while. But last year I moved from New York to Australia and have had trouble adjusting. My depression has come back gradually over a period of 4 months. I saw a doctor and they tried to prescribe Effexor again. I flled the prescription at the chemist thinking I had no choice if I didn't want to feel this way anymore. But, I never took any of the pills. I just put them in a cupboard and never opened them. I want to heal my depression, and I believe that there has got to be a better way to manage it than anti-depressant drugs. I feel that those are like a poison to my body.

A little about me:

I have had many traumatic emotional and physical experiences in my childhood and early adult life that have made the depression worse. I tend to dwell on and 'relive in my mind' many things that happened to me, but no the 'big' ones. I will focus on an argument or a mistake I made that is very insignificant. I am very stubborn. I have an obsession with justice and feel depair when I feel that justice is not being upheld. People meet me and either love me or hate me. Many people who are insecure are very intimidated by me and dislike me. But people who are secure often feel compelled to hug me frequently and confide in me or ask for my help. I am sometimes thought of as arrogant because I present myself as being very confident. But inside, I feel the opposite. I have very 'black and white' views on things and have trouble seeing the gray. I often times feel despaif if I cannot think of an answer to a problem immediately. Patience is not a quality I have much of. I have a close relationship with my father, but a negative one with my mother. I cannot tolerate spicy foods such as chiles and hot peppers. I have a sensitive stomach and can't tolerate much spicy foods or alcohol. I do not enjoy being very hot and prefer cooler temperatures. I find the sea and the sounds of water calming to me. My body will crave carbohydrates (but not fats) and so I am very careful of my diet and exercise to keep my weight healthy. I dislike being away from friends and do not like living alone, but I also crave space to myself. I have many vivid dreams and am most alert at night. Mornings cause me pain because I have a difficult time moving in the mornings with muscle fatigue and very fuzzy mind/reflexes until 1 or 2pm in the day.
I am a tall person with a large body frame, but very small hands and feet, thus I am not comfortable with my body movement. I love to be social, but I also have a tendancy to stay at home and read books or write letters by myself.
I have severe allergies to all plants and cannot have any flowers around me. I take allergy pills all year round for hayfever. I also get very bad poison ivy if I try to garden or be around gardens. I am rarely ever sick, but when I am, I become much sicker than any other people with the same illness. I have not been sick with even a cold in over a year.
I also have fibroids in my breasts which cause me pain.

Thanks for any suggestions about what to try.

-Hayes
 
  BlueHayes on 2007-04-02
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
For Depression :
Aurum Metallicum 200 : 5 drops in half cup water daily once at bedtime for 3 days.

And report to me !!

I will later deal with your fibroadenoma of breast after the bout of depression is over.
 
drprodip last decade
Thank you very much for your reply. Can you tell me if 5 drops is the same as 5 pellets? Do they dissolve in the water?

Also, is it OK to take some herbal supplements as well such as St. John's Wort or vitamins and oils?
 
BlueHayes last decade
drprodrip advice is very correct.
He means mix (Aurum Met.200) 5 drops in little water (wet dose) and take one dose per day at bed time for 3 days.

Dr. Mahfooz
 
Mahfoozurrehman last decade
5 pellets although does not equal to 5 drops. But still u can take it.But i prefer 5 drops.

According to Hahnemann amount of medicine taken at one time equals to one dose.
 
drprodip last decade
Hi, thanks for this advice. I did find it in liquid form from a homeopathic chemist here and took some drops yesterday. I immediately became very hungry! and then very thirsty. I felt ok for a little while, but then I had very bad anxiety and many tears last night.Today, my allergies are very bad and I can barely talk because of all the congestion in my nose and throat. But, that could also be from the sadness/tears.
 
BlueHayes last decade
Stop the medicine and see.

I have never seen any case like you iwht aurum met.

It must be some coincindence.

Anyway wait and see ?? reply to me ...
 
drprodip last decade

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