Is there other option to medication

[Jaae]

Major depression and anxiety what medicine does not make a person numb and not present in life with minimum side affects?

[Ajaxson]

I have been on over 30 different medications and found the medicine only worked when I wanted it to. I still wonder how much of it is in my head and how much is real.

[Jaae in reply to Ajaxson]

Thanks for responding someone gets it its been at least 20 yrs for me off and on i have quit meds again self medicating and my mind behavior against me a daily battle

[Lulububs]

I have had major anxiety since i was about 7 because of health problems, now im 44.. i have been on every med goin and i never last as i hate the zombie numbness that come with them.

About 5 years ago decided that was it... started meditating, yoga, pilates and general exercise and also eating really healthy.

It changed my life

[Jaae in reply to Lulububs]

I will try those i know i may need to push myself to start im 44 too and so tired of these cycles of pain sorrow and rebuilding my life

[Ajaxson in reply to Lulububs]

I wish I could get myself to meditate. I have been on the same medicine for years now and I'm too scared to go off of it even though I don't think it does anything anymore...

[Lulububs in reply to Ajaxson]

Honestly... i decided to take my life into my own hands .. i started to write a journal, so anyone or anything 🤬me off i wrire it down, so like a rant on paper lol. It works.. it gets what u feel out instead of keeping it all inside...

I started walking loads with a audio book on.... walk about 4-5 miles a day. Then meditating.... it hard but one u know how to do it u will never look back .. i can even do standing up in a que ...

Also abit of yoga just to release the stress in the body.. it helps release tension and anxiety.

I have had no anxiety medication for over 5 years now and im a pretty even keep of being as normal as i can b