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Struggling with Depression: Is There a Way Out?

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Quick trigger warning for mentions of suicidal thoughts. I was diagnosed with depression about two years ago, and back then I was labeled as mild to moderate. Now, I’ve since been retested, and have received moderate to severe results. My depressive episodes have worsened, my suicidal thoughts have heightened, and this is all with my antidepressants helping me. I don’t think this is the fault of the pills, as it gets worse when I’m off the medication. I don’t know what to do anymore. It feels like there’s no fix to this, and I’ll be this miserable as long as I live. Despite suicidal thoughts, I’m way too scared of dying to actually attempt anything, and that honestly makes me feel a little worse. Is there a way out of this? Does it get better?

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    • Motherly_Mare

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      If you have treatment resistant depression, consider talking to your doctors about TMS therapy (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) And if that doesn’t work, look into Ketamine infusions. I’ve heard it works for some but it’s also very expensive (in my area it’s anywhere from $500-$1,000 per infusion)

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    • loveshespoke

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      I don't know yet if it gets better, but you learn to change your outlook and cope. A feeling comes up, and you'll just go, "I feel that." Same with a thought. And then they'll pass. You won't get stuck in them the same way.

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    • Iwantkoreanhotdogs

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      Have you tried an inpatient treatment? I’m going into one for basically the same thing as you, I’m going into evolve treatment center in california, maybe look into it?

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    • Motherly_Mare

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      If you have treatment resistant depression, consider talking to your doctors about TMS therapy (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) And if that doesn’t work, look into Ketamine infusions. I’ve heard it works for some but it’s also very expensive (in my area it’s anywhere from $500-$1,000 per infusion)

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    • snowwww

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      I 100% agree, I feel like you’re telling me story. I say that I don’t want to ever wake up again, but I don’t know that I’d ever actually do anything. I would love to talk

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