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Posted 10/15/2016 12:49 PM (GMT 0)
Depression management is the cure.
I hope my story helps someone out there.
I am 42 and have had debilitating depression and anxiety
for as long as I can remember. Both of my biological
parents had significant mental health/depression
issues, so I have the "inherited" component.
Like many of you I felt alone in the world, suffered
through bad relationships, poor job performance,
alcoholism, anxiety, etc....
What is amazing now is that if I manage my
depression I am basically cured!
Several things were contributing to my depression and my
current wife found and eliminated these causes.
First off, my stomach was very sensitive to certain foods,
namely mayonnaise, starchy, white rolls, etc... It
turns out I had a citric acid allergy. This can
be tested by drinking concentrated lemon juice. If you burp
almost instantly, you have the allergy.
Secondly caffeine is my death knell, and even one cup of coffee will keep me mentally unstable for 4 or more hours.
Lastly, I take just 300mg of lithium carbonate, the lowest dose offered, and I have been symptom free for 2 years. Each day is better than
the last!
I've never seen someone who has essentially
eradicated depression post on a site so I thought
I'd share.
Hope this helps someone,
Mark
P.S. I am not selling anything just sharing my story.
Be well.
Posted 10/15/2016 1:08 PM (GMT 0)
Mark,

I am glad you found something that works for you. That is awesome!

I drink lemon water. I am trying to drink it hot in the morning but it is hard to drink it for me. But I know it cleanses the liver.

I am glad you can do this instead of medications. I hope it keeps working for you.

Welcome to the forum.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/15/2016 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
I am allergic to lemons or anything with citric acid. It upsets my stomach, thereby depleting nutrients and depressive symptoms come back with a fury. Diet is everything for me.
I hope you find a therapeutic route that works well for you.
Diet is key,
Have a great day,
Mark
Posted 10/15/2016 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
I just saw you are on lithium carbonate, I was thinking you were off of medications. I am glad you found diet helps. I am trying a more high protein diet and less carbs. Good luck with that I say, but I am starting to get there. I do eat a lot of fruit. I try to watch that. Need more vegies.

You have a great day too Mark...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/15/2016 4:34 PM (GMT 0)
The lithium has eliminated my previous suicidal ideations. Life saver for anyone suicidal.
Posted 10/15/2016 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
Everyone needs to find their own maintenance. I am glad you have one that works for you. I must be honest-the term 'cure' makes me squirm uncomfortably. Maintain, manage, daily regimen--all refer to a deliberate action to change lifestyle in order to affect physical change.

I believe diet plays a role in making the body more healthy, thereby improving overall health. Better overall health improves everything. This is especially important when there are multiple issues involved. It is the same with sleep patterns and exercise. We can use these commonalities in a way that improves overall health.

http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/diet-recovery#1

As of right now, there are no links between brain functioning, diet, and body functioning. Diet is a big 'maybe' when it comes to the measurable impact on other conditions, outside of IBDs. Researchers are discovering interesting corollaries between brain and gut, but this is still early days in terms of understanding.

I eat a low-fat, low(ish)-carb, low-processed food diet called SCD--one that has some benefit for IBD.

Post Edited (Myself 09) : 10/15/2016 10:56:04 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/15/2016 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
as with myself09.
Posted 10/15/2016 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
I tried broad brush diets in the past and they had no effect and wouldn't have given the ubiquity of citric acid. It's in preservatives, mayonnaise and thousands of other products.
I'll use a car analogy to explain what I feel like. Before 40, I operated at best on 6 cylinders. I now operate on 8, consistently. I only need 6 hours of sleep and feel totally rested. I weigh as much as I did in high school and each day is better than the last. I am cured, and have been for two years. Pinpoint elimination of an allergen and low dose lithium saved my life and I am as normal as the most stable person out there.
Posted 10/15/2016 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
I tried broad brush diets in the past and they had no effect and wouldn't have given the ubiquity of citric acid. It's in preservatives, mayonnaise and thousands of other products.
I'll use a car analogy to explain what I feel like. Before 40, I operated at best on 6 cylinders. I now operate on 8, consistently. I / need 6 hours of sleep and feel totally rested. I weigh as much as I did in high school and each day is better than the last. I am cured, and have been for two years. Pinpoint elimination of an allergen and low dose lithium saved my life and I am as normal as the most stable person out there.
Posted 10/15/2016 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
good for you, but ya citric business has no relevance mate. we get ya, but we get bashed with greenies, vegans, mineral antioxidant and herbal stuff all of the time.
Posted 10/15/2016 6:21 PM (GMT 0)
Wrong you are, mate
Posted 10/15/2016 6:29 PM (GMT 0)
Citric acid causes be severe IBS, which causes a nutrient depletion, which causes a depressive episode, in me, within a day. When you are symptom free, you can write your own story. I am well and sharing my story. My wellness tells the story, not your misguided opinion.
Posted 10/15/2016 6:29 PM (GMT 0)
wrong that the forum gets the greenie attacks??? or wrong because I do not subscribe to your view?
Posted 10/15/2016 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
My wellness is not a view, it's an empirical fact.
Posted 10/15/2016 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
good. I am really happy for ya. sorry, I am in a dark place, not meaning to invalidate your experience or wellness. my view on diet is different than yours. we are different, all different. kind regards.
Posted 10/15/2016 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
Your depression is probably in remission from taking the lithium and eating properly for you. My depression is pretty much in remission but not cured.

I am happy for you though. Keep up the good work.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/15/2016 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Citric acid avoidance, no self medicating with any foreign substances and lithium, at it's lowest, medicinal dosage. That's my panacea.
Posted 10/15/2016 8:11 PM (GMT 0)
Don't let anyone tell you with the knowledge out there that your depression isn't solvable, for it most certainly is. Don't quit!
Posted 10/15/2016 9:20 PM (GMT 0)
Curedalst,

First, I am glad for you that your depression is "gone "

What you don't seem to understand is depression comes in many packages :
Bi-polar I and II
Brain chemical in balance do to:
Trauma
PSTD AND COMPLEX PSTD
Depression, addiction related
Grief depression

and I could gone on. Hopefully you see my point.

What works for some people may not work for others. Some depressions are life long and the only thing to do is learn coping skills, stay meds.

It was nice that you wanted share your story. I could feel the excitement in your words.

Sharing a story and trying to force something on others are 2 different things.

In the future, share and let everyone make their own choice.

Peace
Trina
Posted 10/15/2016 9:31 PM (GMT 0)
Friend--We work to support one another on this board. We certainly let other people know what has worked for us,worked to help manage our depression. We cheer one another one. We worry about one another, and share our problems.

What we do not do is tell others what they should do. We are not doctors. We cannot presume to know another's needs or situation. We do not offer cures--we offer advice, with respect.

I am very glad you have found something that has helped you so significantly. Thank you for sharing.
Posted 10/16/2016 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
I just know the suffering I endured before my wellness and want everyone on this forum to be well. Don't stop moving forward, people. Faith and action is the antidote to fear.
Posted 10/16/2016 3:55 AM (GMT 0)
Lead a horse to water.....


Did you even read my post?

Your way is NOT the only way BECAUSE your depression is not the only form of depression
Posted 10/16/2016 12:19 PM (GMT 0)
If my way helps one other person in the entire world, my posting was worth it.
I understand the many routes of depression; mine is obviously molecular. Although I've had traumatic life experiences, they've faded into the background as I've improved. Depression amplifies past trauma while wellness diminishes it's effect.
My point is stability and wellness is possible, and before getting better, all I read on forums was the doom, gloom and terminality of depression. I feel like I am at the entrance to the cave of depression yelling back into the darkness for other sufferers to come to the light.
Posted 10/18/2016 11:52 AM (GMT 0)
You are well meaning. Your happiness and relief is important.
Sharing parts of the journey with others is not doom and gloom, it is courageous and honest.

Respect for the infinite individuality of each journey shows respect for others.
Posted 10/18/2016 12:51 PM (GMT 0)
I respect others and their individual journeys. Personally I felt that "experts" and we depressed people too often resigned our lives to one of perpetual suffering. I now know depression can be successfully beaten back. I just want my journey to inspire someone else to research and solve their own depressive causes.
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