Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Medications Used For Depression- To Take or Not To Take?

Depression, anxiety, and panic disorders can be debilitating. Many individuals get prescriptions of medications to help them with these types of disorders. Many other people chose not to take medications. 

Taking medication along with being actively in counseling has been proven to exhibit the best results for many people who were in a  crisis mode.

What the medication can do is to help an individual to get past a crisis time in their life and help to stabilize their mood in order for them to start counseling. Medication can be very helpful for when a person is severely depressed as well. A person does not need to stay on the medication forever in most cases but rather it is a temporary helpful avenue while counseling can be started. 

Other people are strongly against medication and engage in holistic measures along with counseling. Some of these things are to simply get more fresh air, sunshine, exercise, drink more water, utilize positive coping skills such as breathing exercises and journaling for example, and to dive deep into proper nutrition such as with juicing vegetables....all on a daily basis.

The important thing is to do what feels right for you personally to treat such disorders.

Some people do not like the side effects that comes along with medications. Other people are not disciplined enough to implement the things that they need to do to treat depression and anxiety naturally. 

It is best to explore your options and try a way in which you are most comfortable with!

 
Attending support groups can be very helpful as well. 

            FREE Supports Groups Offered 
For Adults of All Ages
 Support groups are also for loved ones and family members

Depression, Feeling Hopeless, Anxiety, and Panic- Every 1st Saturday  at 10:00am- 11:15am- AND- Every 3rd Monday at 7:00pm- 8:15pm

Trauma, PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)- Every 2nd Saturday at 10:00am- 11:15am

Abuse Recovery- Every 1st Saturday at 2:00pm- 3:15pm

Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Infant Loss, and Stillbirth)- Every 3rd Tuesday at
7:00pm- 8:15pm

Groups are every month and open-group. 

 Diane is clinically supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW

Registration is required.


(615) 556-8406

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2670 Memorial Blvd
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    Murfreesboro, TN 37129
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 Diane Gammon M.S.
             Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Now Open Full-Time: Days, Evenings, and Saturdays.

Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions 

Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)
  
 

 
 





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