depression and no energy at all, how do i combat this?
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Go and have a check up pronto!\nA blood test should be made to determine any strange stats.\nIn my case some 7 years ago, it was depression and low energy that drove me to the doctor where we found my hypothyroid hashimoto disease.\nTell the doctor everything about your normal day-to-day life, like what you eat, how much water you drink, you long you work and how long you sleep and how much you exercise.\nGood luck and do go to the doctor!
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Try taking a multi-vitamin and B-6.  It really helps me get a little more energy throughout the day.  Also, for your back, try swimming.  Good luck!
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its sad to hear all ur problems, but there is always a solution for every thing. though what you said sounds like constant depression but usually close to each menstural cycle it is normal to feel down and just to look at negative points of life.\n for short time you can elevate your mood with relaxing and enjoying yourself with simple and cheap ways. some thing like a nice choclate with tea(earl grey,is my favorite for this times) realy helps me a lot.beside that you can stop thinking about the world for some hours and enjoy your self with may be a nice bubble bath , or something which you usualy dont do much and will not cost much too.you can light on some candles and put nice relaxing music with headfones so it will shut the sounds of neighbors lye down on your bed and close your eyes ,and try relaxing yourself part by part of your body. starting from your toes contract them and relax them and move up to your leg muscles , thighs, till you reach your head,take nice deep breaths and only concentrate on your body parts you are relaxing. when your whole body is relax try to count backward from 20 to one in your mind and try to imagine each number in your mind.and go to sleep. \n\nfor long term solution you should sit and see what are real problems and what are looking like problems.\nthough the neighborhood you explained doesnt sound nice at all but always try to look at the positive point of things, atleast you have a home to live in, and you sleep in your bed not in the street,bad things can happen to any one , but till you would be able to save up some money to move to a better place, its good to have a shelther rather than nothing.\nsame goes for your job, so many people would be happy to have your job and will not mind any hardship.try to see if you can get a better job but dont leave this one with the hope of something which doesnt exist. the main problem of yours which might be also having effect on your performance at work is your depression. which you can try solving it .\n\nwork on interior of your home. its not neccesory to have expensive things , its just how you arrange them. try to get some plants ,or flowers and keep them on your window in your bathroom and in your kitchen, taking care of plants is very effective and relaxing,\nfor praying it helps me alot too, cause god is the only one who doesnt leave us at all. but you dont need to go to church to pray, you can pray any where, cause he is every where.and he hears every thing we say. \nif you realy tried all this and it didnt helped you try to get advise from a physician.\nmean while avoid foods which are having phenyl alanine, as it increases depression, things like milk and turkey meat are rich in it. instead try things elevating the mood like cocoa, choclate and coke. my best wishes for you.
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First thing first. Consult the doctor. If its psychosomatic, conscious relaxation will help. Keeping one self bussy and cheerful is better start to work towards mental health.
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When depression strikes, the depressed person isn't the only one affected. Everyone around them -- family, friends, and co-workers -- feels the impact.\n\nHelping a loved one cope with depression can be key to his or her recovery. But it isn't always going to be easy. Here are some tips.\n\n\n\n      Get the facts. The first thing you should do is learn more about depression. Read up on its causes and treatments.\n\n\n      Get other people involved. You can't do this alone. Your friend or loved one may want you to keep his or her depression a secret. But that isn't healthy. It puts far too much pressure on you. So try to get a small circle of family and friends to help. That way, you can help look after your loved one together.\n\n\n      Ask what your loved one needs. Be direct. Unless you ask, you just won't know what your friend or loved one wants from you.\n\n\n      Don't try to solve the problem on your own. Your loved one needs professional help to get better. Depression is a real illness. You wouldn't try to cure a friend's diabetes on your own. You shouldn't try curing depression either.\n\n\n      Offer to help with the practical things. People who are depressed are easily overwhelmed. Everyday stuff -- dressing the kids for school, grocery shopping, or laundry -- may feel like too much. So pitch in. Sometimes practical help can make a big difference.\n\n\n      Take time for yourself. Taking care of someone who is depressed can be overwhelming. So it's key that you set aside time for yourself. Do things that you enjoy. Get out of the house on a regular basis. Take walks or go to the gym. Catch a movie or dinner with friends.\n\n      Given what your loved one is going through, you may feel guilty or selfish for thinking about yourself. But taking care of yourself is crucial. If you don't, you'll burn out -- and that won't help either of you.\n\n\n      Know your limits. There is a lot you can do to help your loved one. But you can't do everything. You can't make your loved one well. You can't watch him or her 24 hours a day. These things aren't in your power. In the end, your loved one has to want to get better, too.\n\n\n      Take threats seriously. Suicide is a very real risk of depression. If your friend or loved is threatening to commit suicide, take action. Don't leave the person alone. Remove any weapons or large amounts of medication. Call a suicide hotline or your loved one's therapist. In a crisis, don't hesitate to call emergency services. You can't keep something this serious a secret.\n\n\nI hope that helps, all the best to you and your friend!I went through a bout of depression, but didn't really tell my friends: I knew that they would say 'just cheer up!' or 'just don;t think about it' or 'snap out of it'... Those are actually the worst things you can say to someone who is depressed, as it makes them feel even worse that they cannot make themselves 'snap out of it'. I would advise you just to be there for her to talk to and do things with... and don't give up on her!
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I think the most important thing you can do for yourself is accept that there are no magic pills. If you put too much faith in medicine, chances are you will be disappointed because pills do not always address the underlying causes of depression.\n\nThings that you could try instead:\n\n1. Examine your diet. Is it healthy and balanced? If it isn't, think about taking supplements for a while. I know everyone booed Tom Cruise when he suggested vitamins as a cure for Post-partum depression but, actually, he made an important point badly. Poor nutrition is a factor in a vast number of mental illnesses. If you want to get serious about nutrition, buy a book called 'The Optimum Nutrition Bible' and follow the supplementation regime for depression. It will work - promise!\n\n2. Another thing to try (in conjunction with 1) is to take more exercise. It's the last thing you feel like doing, I will bet. But exercise gets those serotonin and endorphin levels elevated and you come out on a high. Even if you are unfit, you come out feeling like you have achieved something when you finish a class. Think about taking up aerobics or using a cross-trainer regularly\n\n3. Try to talk about your feelings. Depression is often caused by repressed anger. Women, in particular, tend to suffer from depression because we tend to internalise stress. The best way to not get depressed is to get used to expressing and asserting yourself. If you type 'depression and anger' into Google, you will be surprised by the amount of material on the web about this.\n\n4. Try to get enough sleep. If you prop your body up with lots of cigarettes, coffee, alcohol or soda (or even recreational drugs) try to cut right down. Try to cut out alcohol as it is a depressant. You know by now that trying to bury your feelings in unhealthy habits isn't working. In fact, it may be making you feel worse. It's time to give up all those bad habits for good.\n\n5. Do what you can to shift your mindset. If you sit there all day saying 'I am depressed', you will feel depressed. I guarantee it. Instead, wake up in the morning and say 'it's a gorgeous day today. I think I'll go for a walk'. Then do it. Or look at your feet and promise to paint your toenails a pretty colour. Listen to some music (no mopey love songs or funeral dirges - listen to upbeat tracks that make you want to dance or sing along). \n\nI too have suffered from depression, for many years. It has only lifted in the last 6 years. I did the pill thing, the alcohol thing, the hospital thing and therapy. But what really helped me was a determined effort to change my mindset - from cup half empty to cup half full. I try to be positive but I keep things real. I think about how I feel about things a lot. And if I am angry, I express it. Why shouldn't I?\n\nIt will not be easy but make a commitment to yourself to take some of these steps. Only then will you position yourself to be free of this burden forever.\n\nTake care and good luck.
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Would you consider seeing a doctor or psychotherapist? If not, please take care of yourself in these ways: Drink lots of water, walk or exercise as much as possible, get outdoors as much as possible; if you don't eat much, eat well (fresh foods). Don't drink alcohol or do drugs, it'll make it worse, trust me. Go to a bookstore and browse the self help section as corny as it sounds. Please try to find something that will speak to you. Good luck.
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There are a number of things to try:\n* If this has been going on for more than two weeks, see a doctor.  Medication can help.\n* Confide in someone, hopefully someone older and wiser.\n* The music and exercise do help, actually, it's been proven, but it will help more if you do it steadily, like 30 minutes a day.  Don't wait until you're depressed to do it.\n* Call a friend\n* Try volunteer work - it will give meaning to your life.  You can find it through www.volunteermatch.com or by putting in your zip code to www.pointsoflight.org.  If you work with people who really have it tough, you'll have an easier time counting your blessings.\n* Especially volunteer on Christmas Day.  It makes the day go faster.  If you can't figure out what to do, visit a nursing home or a veterans hospital.  They can really use you, and people will appreciate it.\n* Look up a poem called "Resume" by Dorothy Parker: it will make you laugh!  Or try any kind of humor, jokes or cartoons.\n* You need to get out of your head and off your pity party - you can change your life, but you need to choose to do so.\n\nBTW, personally I give blood.  It makes me feel needed, that someone out there can live because I stick out my arm for a few minutes.  It also makes me appreciate that I'm healthy.
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It's totally up to YOU whether or not you survive having Depression. YOU are the one in CONTROL not anyone else. \n\nYOU have to be PRO-ACTIVE in your survival. Learn as much as you can on the subject. Consult your doctor. Make it a TEAM effort with your doctor. Do this for YOU!\n\nSleeping makes me clear headed during the day. It's the NIGHTS that get me going. Can't sleep worth anything. Toss & turn all night long.
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Are you depressed by chance? \n\nOK, I erased all of that. I am now going to copy and paste several opinions on depression and energy. I am including the web address with each statement.\n\nThese are directly copied from the sites as noted...\n\nDepression can spring from many places, but no matter the source, the effects are profound. Depression drains your energy, diminishes your interest in everyday activities, and if serious enough, leads to thoughts of despair or even suicide.\ntroubledwith. \n\nhttp://www.med.umich.edu/depression/pregnancy.htm\n\nLearn about depression symptoms, the types of depression, depressive disorder causes, and available treatments such as antidepressant medications, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychotherapies. ... Hippocrates referred to depression as melancholia, which literally means black bile ... and/or weight loss, or overeating and weight gain. Fatigue, decreased energy, being "slowed down   www.medicinenet.com/depression/article.htm\n\nMajor depression is a serious medical illness affecting 9.9 million American adults, or approximately 5 percent of the adult population in a given year. ... severe depression. TCAs elevate mood in depressed individuals, re-establish their normal sleep, appetite and energy www.nami.org/helpline/depress.htm\n\nThe symptoms of depression during pregnancy are: two or more weeks of depressed mood, decreased interest or pleasure in activities, change in appetite, change in sleep patterns, fatigue or loss of energy, difficulty concentrating, excessive feeling of guilt or worthlessness, thoughts of suicide, extreme restlessness and irritability. \nhttp://www.med.umich.edu/depression/pregnancy.htm
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I have also suffered severe depression on and off for quite a while, and am currently battling post-natal psychosis.\nAnti-depressants aren't any good for me either. If medication isn't working for you, then more medication probably isn't going to achieve much.\nSelf-confidence comes with self-esteem, which cannot be provided by any drug. I'm not sure feeling elated all day is exactly normal, either.\nI am currently being treated by a natural therapist and an excellent psychologist, and have come further in the past eight weeks than in the past four years.\nYou need to check things like your hormone levels (these will most likely be out of whack with the depression), there are nutritional factors to consider (depression, anxiety and stress deplete the body of many many nutrients), cognitive behavioural therapy is brilliant, as is learning relaxation techniques. There are probably past issues you need to deal with (psychologist), and good regular exercise is suprisingly helpful (I hate it but I do it!).\nI honestly think you'd be better off exploring other treatment methods than putting your poor mind and body through another horrible experience with medication.\nWhatever you do, I hope it works for you :)
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Yes sweetie, it does sound like you are suffering from depression. Please take these messages w/your email to the nearest doctor or clinic and get on some type of medication. Also, you MUST get out of the bed and start some kind of exercise. It will release endorphines in your brain and make you feel better. Keep me posted. Much love from someone who has been there.
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eat well and work out at least twice a week.\n\nconcentrate on your breathing at least 5 times a day.\n\nforget energy drinks they are short term solution.\n\nsleep is quite important as well...
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i think its true. to me, depression is causing it. i dont eat well, always sleepy, tired and no drive to do anything. im still dealing with it. one avise, get to the root of the problem, stay healthy.
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OLD?  At 40??!!??!!  Hahahahahahaha!\n\nNaaaaaaaaaaaaah.  First of all no one has energy to be outside when it's so hot.  I do it but it's torture and depressing for me.  \n\nYou have some depression and also lack of motivation.  They're connected.  It would help if you could find something to be interested in, a hobby of some sort; even regular exercise is a hobby, it will make you feel better about yourself, and you can do a lot of things without any expensive equipment.  You can exercise to music or while watching tv, too. Or take some free classes at the community college and study something new to exercise your mind.\n\nDon't bother with vitamin supplements; just be sure you get the MDR's but don't overload; even too much Vitamin C can be bad for you because it weakens the walls of the arteries.  There are no miracles here, no magic pills to change your life.\n\nI sometimes go thru a cleaning frenzy and I feel good about it but how often do you need to do it?  I get energy by being interested in different things, and I never feel I have more time than I know what to do with, and I don't need to go anywhere (except in my mind).\n\nListen, you want to meet educated guys with good taste, etc.  As one of your answerers said, you're not likely to meet them if you're not more like them.  Why don't you see what kinds of free or low cost classes you can take in music or art appreciation, etc?\n\nHang in there.
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Depression, get a good therapist and on some TEMPORARY antidepressants prescribed to ya. Experience speaking here.
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You need to speak with a psychiatrist. There many drugs on the market for depression.\n\nBut I ask you this, what has been going on in your life? Why are you depressed?