And thank you for your question. Clinical depression can indeed be debilitating and affect your health some studies have reported that people with depression have more severe pain when sick than people with no depression. There are some simple things you can do to lift your mood, even though you don't feel like doing it often times forcing yourself to do it will help get you going.
Some simple things you can do is to do yoga or take a walk for twenty minutes in the morning to start and then gradually increase it to forty minutes. Some of the current medications for depression are Celexa, Wellbutrin, Cymbalta, Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac and Paxil. All of these medications can have side effects so it's best to be monitored by your doctor while taking them.
Depending on the state you live in you will more than likely need to be evaluated by a licensed therapist to begin to start taking depression medication as you need to be monitored to see how the medication is working. There are some things you can take for depression which are herbal remedies and are not monitored by your doctor. There is St John's Wort and 5HTP that some people claim to have their moods lifted after taking them.
Root of Asparagus in powder form taken at one to two grams per day has also been know to help with depression. As always if you are not sure where to start speaking with your physician or dietary nurse can help you determine which ones you should try.
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