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Suggest Better Treatment For Depression

Hi my name is Kayla and I am a 25 year old female with a B.S. in psychology and a M.A. in experimental psychology. I have depression and am taking 50mg of sertraline a day for it. I work about 45 to 50 hours a week and am not in the best financial situation right now. My issue is that I don't feel healthy. I don't drink too much caffeine or alcohol and have a decently healthy diet as well as a regular work out schedule. However, I feel like I can only handle using my energy in bursts, prolonged exertion results in shortness of breath and elevated heart rate that doesn't calm down for a while. Though that doesn't seem too abnormal, I also feel exhausted all day. I stretch my legs regularly throughout the day because they feel heavy if I don't. When I do a full body stretch and stand in that pose for a while I can feel the blood rush and it actually hurts my lower body. I tend to crack a lot of joints from my neck to my lower back and down to my knees. I've had these issues for a couple years now in addition to some mental issues besides the depression. I used to consider myself a witty and intelligent person. I love quoting movies and getting into arguments. but for the past couple of years I find it hard to speak properly, I can't recall the vocabulary or the knowledge I once used and my brain feels like it's not processing information at a normal speed. It's hurting my relationship with my fiance, my self-esteem, and my education. I've been procrastinating finishing my thesis and finding a new and better job. I've always been a procrastinator but it's never been this bad. I feel scared because I feel like myself but trapped in someone dumber than my former self. As for my fiance, we bond over the quips we use and though our relationship isn't exactly strained I feel bad when he's trying to be funny or discuss something interesting with me and I can't hold up my end of the conversation. Thank you for your time.
Mon, 4 May 2015
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We understand your concerns

I went through your details. From the description, it is evident that you are depressed and also anxious and also obsessive. You know the meanings of all these terms because you are a psychologist. You must have learned positive psychology or how to be positive through adverse happenings. The best treatment for depression and anxiety is a combination of psychotherapy, exercise, meditation and medication. As you are already having medication, I request you to start the other three. You must overcome the lethargy and obsession due to the depression. Forcefully overcome for 15 days and it will be a habit for your body.

If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Suggest Better Treatment For Depression

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. From the description, it is evident that you are depressed and also anxious and also obsessive. You know the meanings of all these terms because you are a psychologist. You must have learned positive psychology or how to be positive through adverse happenings. The best treatment for depression and anxiety is a combination of psychotherapy, exercise, meditation and medication. As you are already having medication, I request you to start the other three. You must overcome the lethargy and obsession due to the depression. Forcefully overcome for 15 days and it will be a habit for your body. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.