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Something for depression

So I am now off of vicodin but very depressed it's like everything is hitting me all at once. Any suggestions on something natural to take to sto this overwhelming depression
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exorsize and eating right is also key dont be so quick to look for a pill right out the gate give tyour body some time to adjust to living without the pills it took me a good 90 days to snap out of it but my phyic dr insisted we wait it out .....she was right let the brain heal on its own im a firm beliver in good nutucian and recamend whey protein shakes to all who detox there loaded with amino acids as well as extra vitamins and raw protein all of witch the brain needs to heal no red meat lean chicken and dark green vegies you can pick up the whey protein at walmart for 15bucks for a 2lb can the chocolate flavor is good you just mix it with milk drink 2 a day till you come around this is not a quick cure but rather the building blocks to heal your brain hang in ther the depression is tuff but you can make it threw it good luck and God bless......Gnarly
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Exercise is the best way.  Takes awhile to get our natural endorphins working again.............
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yep...exercise!  Yoga makes me feel blissed out(:
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I'm with Jimmy!  Exercise is the answer...
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Hi ! I would like to add to try and get any kind of exercise even if its just 10 minutes a few times a day . It really worked for me . Hang in there it will go away I promise you ..Jimmy
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Ive heard that 5-htp also works. The depression really ***** in the beginning,,you have to give your brain time to recover and start producing those chemicals again on its own. Narcotics disrupt the dopamine, nor epinephrine and serotonin chemicals in the brain. Hope you feel better soon. PAWS is a normal part of withdrawal. ~Bkitty
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St. John's Wort.  I'm a HUGE fan.

It does take a while to work - but then again, most anti-depressants (even prescription ones) do as well.
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