What Medications Can Help Depression with POTS?

@konijntje I’ve been to therapist when I first started my journey at 18. Now 20 years later at age 38 I can tell you, they can only do so much. Journaling every single day, a page a day has really changed everything for me, and getting a pet, cat or dog for emotional support.

@HangingInThere oh absolutely! Medication can be a slippery slope, which is why it’s important to figure out the best treatment method for you, and everyone is different. Doctors do tend to throw drugs at problems hoping it will go away, instead of looking at the big picture and it’s awful. I’m so sorry that the underlying cause of your depression went overlooked for so long, and now you’re facing side effects due to poor medical care. No one should ever have to go through that. I take Hydroxyzine as needed, and I honestly feel that without it, my anxiety would be 10 times worse. I’ve tried breathing methods, I’ve seen a mental health counselor since I was 13, I’ve tried all kinds of natural remedies, but ultimately the medication was the only thing that actually helped. While I do agree that medication is delicate and can lead to other problems, sometimes they’re necessary.