Really really bad depression can someone help??

[martin428]

hi, i am a male 18 and im having trouble coping with my life, it all started with anxiety and now led to depression, i feel healthy but have racing thoughts that just dont go away, ive been sitting at home mostly i am not on medication but the thoughts make me feel like im going to lose control of my mind and it really scares me...can someone help??

[benji579]

Hey dude.
Hope youre getting better and better. Saw this post and I thought
I had posted it cause Im also an 18-year old male struggling with this ****.
As I said I hope you get better, Ima start doing exercises and bellybreathing
as well and see if it helps at all. God bless.

[WhoAmI7]

i knw exactly what u mean?
i feel the exact same way and also have no idea what to do.

[martin428]

omg liz thank you soo much as i try to do coping stratagies, like try  to train my mind to not find interest in negative thoughts but to find interest in positive thoughts(i read that in an artical), and do belly breathing (it has helped with stress) and it is helping so much..

tomarrow i will go out walk and jog and slowly try to get back into society i am pretty sure with all will to get better.. any person can achieve it...

its been two days i do the belly breathing and that i try to train my mind and it has helped alot, and with your guys help it helps even more as it is more comforting that im not the only one with these struggles! thank you guys for the support and i will keep posting every day to keep you guys updated and also to try and help others!! :)

[Nighthawk61]

Good man Martin, try to get out of the house, and get some exercise happening. I'm sure it will help right now to boost your dopamine.

Here's an article that can help you to boost your dopamine with food and exercise.

http://suite101.com/article/naturally-boost-dopamine-to-improve-depression-a217976

Best of luck little brother.

Hugs not drugs, Liz

[martin428]

thank you guys for the support, i have an appoitment in 7 days with a phsychiatrist, and on saturday i have one with my primary doctor...its just such stupid thoughts that drive me crazy..i can overcome one thought and then boom another one comes up to torment me and idk its soo confusing just hopefully over time it slowly goes away!

i read in one artical that says dont try to fight the mind with the mind because it makes it worse and more confusing...to try and train your mind to not find interest in those negative thoughts that come up..and i think that really helps as something i can do before i see my doctor...i really appreciate it my friends you guys make me feel a bit better and help boost my confidence! :)

[brice1967]

What worked for me might not work for you.  That's why it's important to see a doctor (even your primary care physician for starters) and get a proper diagnosis.  There are so many good meds out there that a proper diagnosis is mandatory.  And even then, it wasn't the medicine that saved me.  Therapy is what finally got me "smoothed out".

Initially I was prescribed Wellbutrin.  It took a couple of weeks to actually kick in, but even then... I was not addressing the problem so the problems persisted.  

I waited 15 years to go to therapy.  I have few regrets, but that one is at the top of the list.  

See your doctor, formulate a plan that includes some therapy and perhaps some medicine and prepare to work on this.  It takes time to learn coping mechanisms and to notice "triggers".

[Nighthawk61]

You have a question that hasn't been answered here that I saw., that "you don't want to rely on medication your whole life." You can ask an expert, a doctor on this forum, along with any others questions you may have. It might take a few days to get back to you, but they have helped me with unanswered questions and it feels good to do everything you can at the moment with this. Best of luck son. God Bless. Feel Better. Hugs not drugs. Liz

[Nighthawk61]

Sorry you're feeling so poorly. It is suggested that you get clean for 3-4 weeks before you treat anxiety and depression (found on the last paragraph of this report, luckily). in order to properly diagnose your anxiety and depression.
.http://ncpic.org.au/static/pdfs/background-papers/management-of-cannabis-withdrawal.pdf

I think at 5 weeks it's probably a good bet that you will find relief from what your feeling with a Psychiatrist and a Psychologist.

You're worth it, and it always so impressive when a young person makes a commitment to their health and welfare at such an early age. I wish you the very best with what is to come.

God Bless, Hugs. Liz

[martin428]

yes i would as heart condition is a physical health problem but i have these thoughts in my head that i personally think are stupid and i just cant take them out of my head...i dont have anything around me that depresses me its just all thoughts that are putting me down and not letting me enjoy life how i should be...can u recommend anything for this??any meds that have worked for you??

[brice1967]

If you had a heart condition and needed to take meds your whole life, would you feel different about the medicine?

[martin428]

thank you guys like i am just kind of lost at the moment it happened to me like 2 weeks ago and the thoughts kind of stopped on there own for about a week but now its been like 3 days that they are back and im just wondering if ima be able to get back to my regular life....they are at there worst when i am going to sleep i feel like my head is going to explode and i start to here like a little buzzing (kind of staticy) noise in my ear.....and there for im afraid to even think about night time...

i have a doct appoitment on sat and an appoitment with a phsychiatrist on sept 26 for my anxiety and i am going to mention what i have been going through in my heAD...ITS JUST I FEEL LIKE IMA GO CRAZY and i dont want to rely on meds my whle life...thank you guys for replying

[brice1967]

Depression.... Sounds like a pretty good self diagnosis to me.  Your symptoms matched mine and I was diagnosed as "clinically depressed/major depression disorder and major anxiety disorder".  Go see your primary care physician and have him/her help you formulate a plan that would include seeing a therapist.  (Sooner rather than later would be best, if you ask me.)

When I got my diagnosis, I thought it was the end of the world, so I waited 15 years before doing anything about my depression.  15 years I lost and I also cost my family 15 years.... pitiful.

There's help out there and you're reaching out.  That's the first step.  Be proactive and seek help now.... don't wait for time to pass.  Life is precious and short, my friend.  I've got 2 regrets in life and 1 is not paying my depression/health the attention I knew I should have.... just do it!

[witheredrose]

Oh im sorry you said you have stopped smoking it. Okay, well there was another poster who had mentioned feeling depressed ever since they had quit smoking pot. How long did you smoke it before quitting? If you smoked it for a long time, maybe your brain got so use to it that it thinks it needs it still? I dont know mucb about it, i know it can mess your braincells up and thats about it

[witheredrose]

Someone said, that smoking pot can make mood disorders worse! You need to stop smoking pot because that could be part of the reason for this! I remember when i went to the emergency room over cuttimg and trying to commit suicide, one of the things they did was draw my blood and took a urinary sample. I questioned them on that, and they said they were making sure there wasnt any underlying causes for me do this such as being on a drug or some other sort of ailment.

[updownleftright]

Like the posts above states a visit to the Dr might be of help, but that doesn't mean that there aren't things you can do at home that might help you tremendously.
1) Exercise, you're still very young and your body might respond tremendously to exercise. You might not see any results right away, but after a 4-6 weeks you might see some real positive progress.

2) diet, some people respond really well to changes in diet. Don't eat any sugar, and add a significant amount of vegetables and fruits to your diet. Sugar is like poison for people with depression or anxiety as it leads to the release of more cortisol which can make things much worse.

3) Lastly and most importantly I highly recommend some form of meditation. I recommend belly breathing which seems to work really well for racing thoughts. Spend 15-20 minutes each day practicing. Again, it might take a week or so before you start seeing some results with the belly breathing, but if you practice it regularly I can promise you will see some results.

A trip to the Dr is still advised, but since your young it's always good to try the things I listed above on their own or on top of therapy or drug treatment that your Dr might advise.

If you want to give the belly breathing a shot and cant find any good videos or audio files feel free to message me and maybe I can help you track down some good ones.

[martin428]

hi thanks for replying....they are just racing thoughts that make me panic like i do not personally ever think about suicide as something i like would ever do but for example if i see a story on t.v that someone comitted suicide i start to think oh my what cause that person to do that and the negative thoughts start like i panic about losing my mind and scared what can happen if i can lose my mind...

i think what triggers it is not knowing exactly what is wrong..and thinking that the negative racing thoughts wont ever stop...

i smoked pot for 3yrs every day and stopped 5weeks ago when i had an anxiety attack and went to the ER....every thing came out fine...but after i overcame the panic attacks (racing heart beats and migraines) i started being depressed because of the worthless thoughts that wont stop...i feel confused...i want to get used to life without smoking but its craving to get high....can all these thoughts be because i am clean and my mind craves that high??? someone please help if you need me to clarify something just ask as i know this can be confusing???

[witheredrose]

Hi there.

I know how you feel, I often have a racing mind too. Is there anything that triggers this to happen, or does it just happens? Are the thoughts negative? I would advise you to go to a doctor  to and get a mental evaluation, and find out what type of depression you have, then from there the doctor will discuss treatment options.