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By Amanda Pelser

Natural Treatments and Remedies for Depression

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Joy Depression

This is day 11 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared about medication and depression. Today, let's look at natural treatments and remedies for depression.

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After about six months on medication for my depression, I tried going off and using natural herbal remedies as a treatment for my depression.  I made an agreement with Josh and my mentor to try it for a few weeks and see how it worked.  During that time, we'd continually discuss the differences in my mood.

I really wanted the natural treatments and remedies to work.  Somewhere around 14-21 days I gave up.  It was just not working for me.  I went back to the medication.  Medication is the best option for my depression and I have come to accept that.

Have you tried natural treatments and remedies for your depression?  Did find any that worked well?

If you deal with depression, please comment and share your journey too.  If you're a blogger, you can use the button and code below to share your story and link back on your blog.  Feel free to leave links to your posts in the comments area.

 

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I'm linking up with The Nester and others who are writing 31 posts this month on various topics.  I'm not a doctor or a counselor and this is not intended to be medical advice.  This is simply the story of my experience with depression.

Filed Under: Depression, Faith, Motherhood Tagged With: 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression, depression, faith, joy, medication, natural, remedies, treatment

About Amanda Pelser

Amanda is a former church communications director turned work-at-home(schooling)-mom. She has a MA in Old Testament Studies and a BA in Bible. She's married to her high school sweetheart and they have four boys. She writes about faith, motherhood, and homeschooling at The Pelsers.

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