What is the best medication for clinical depression?

[The Girl Next Door]

Can anyone tell me what might be the best medication for dealing with clinical depression? My friend has been taking lithium for some time, but now she is finding that it makes her sick. We have heard that drugs such as Seroxat and Prozac can have dangerous side effects. So what is the current treatment? Might it be better to go for non-drug remedies?

[ellion]

There are menay medications and if you trust your doctor trying out what he suggests will be your best options.
If the meds that the doctor suggests dont  help go back to him and talk it through. If you dont trust your doctor find another doctor that you feel more able to trust.

Besides all this do not rely on medication alone take more exercise and eat better diet. Make your self a routine of activity. Plan some strucutre to your day, do things that you enjoy doing. Treat your self and make your self happy with things that you like.

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[Honesty]

Depression is one of the most common psychological problems, affecting nearly everyone through either personal experience or through depression in a family member. Each year over 17 million American adults experience a period of clinical depression. The cost in human suffering cannot be estimated. Depression can interfere with normal functioning, and frequently causes problems with work, social and family adjustment. It causes pain and suffering not only to those who have a disorder, but also to those who care about them. Serious depression can destroy family life as well as the life of the depressed person.  

Clinical depression is a very common psychological problem, and most people never seek proper treatment, or seek treatment but they are misdiagnosed with physical illness. This is extremely unfortunate because, with proper treatment, nearly 80% of those with depression can make significant improvement in their mood and life adjustment.

[charan]

your question is what is the best medication? right . my answer for this would the best medication is MEDITATION and YOGA. this might sound silly but this will surely help your friend to cure . my best wishes to your friend and you...

[Shell]

Meditation and Yoga work for some, God and prayer for others, medication for other others.  LOL

Each individual reacts differently to different treatments.  For me, I was on Wellbutrin in the morning and Prozac in the midafternoon.  Coupled with therapy, treatment was successful.  God topped it off and allowed me to leave medication and therapy altogether.  Now, I'm pretty stable.

For those who are not spiritual and do not want to explore spirituality as treatment may find success with medication and therapy.... or maybe just therapy.

Again, each individual reacts differently to different treatments.  With the help of your therapist and psychiatrist, you'll have to figure out which one works.  I would like to emphasize that medication should never be without therapy.  Therapy can provide everlasting coping methods - something medication can not provide.