Tablets that help with depression

[CLOWN TICKLE]

My wife has been prescribed a course of tablets which she is supposed to continue with for a year and she is keen to do so despite the slight dizziness they give her, she is also not allowed alcohol, I think they improve seratonin levels, anyway after two weeks she felt absolutely wonderful but has now returned to her low state, could it just be a settling in of the tablets

[beejaybee]

I have gone through depression & lived with a parent who had it & an ex husband, so I do have knowledge of mental illness. I saw what the meds did to these people. When I had my depression it was my personal choice not to go on to meds but to seek alterntive help. I`m not saying it`s right or wrong, but it worked for me.

[Dutty_Burd]

3 yrs ago I became severely depressed, my Dr put me on anti-depressants - Prozac initially. They took away the initial 'I hate the world' when I woke up but eventually I started to suffer the side effects so I was put on something else. Again I suffered the side effects before I could feel any of the good that they are supposed to do. 7 different types of anti-depressants later and all of the side effects I decided to stop taking the tablets. My Pyschiatrist, Psychologist and CPN decided that there was nothing more they could do for me and signed me off their books in October last year. Gradually I started to feel much better but having had probably the worst year that I could possibly ever imagine I can feel myself slipping again but don't want to go down the route of anti-depressants again (I had been taking sleeping tablets for the last 2 and a half years and finally stopped taking them 3 months ago). I wonder if anybody has any tips on what kind of diet I should be having to make me feel better.

[larkin]

Dutty - it may be worthwhile posting this as your own question : you may well get more response and advice that way. Good Luck