Results: Depression: Treatment Options
It has been said that the end of the busy Christmas season and the ongoing long, cold winter days of January bring loneliness and depression for many people.
1.
1.
Have you ever been diagnosed with depression? Yes
31%
•
530 votes
No
57%
•
967 votes
No, but I think I meet the criteria for the diagnosis.
11%
•
189 votes
2.
2.
Was your struggle with depression: Related to a specific life-event?
17%
•
294 votes
A one-time incident with no specific trigger?
4%
•
75 votes
An ongoing condition well-managed with treatment?
14%
•
232 votes
An ongoing struggle, not responsive to treatment?
12%
•
202 votes
N/A
58%
•
983 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
16 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.17% | 3 | |
| combination of events | 0.06% | 1 |
| goes with my multiple sclerosis | 0.06% | 1 |
| i found improvement with diet exercise. praying relaxes the soul. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have pain which makes me depressed | 0.06% | 1 |
| cant say | 0.06% | 1 |
| ongoing, no treatment. (I don't tell anyone, and SOMEONE is oblivious) | 0.06% | 1 |
| seasonal | 0.06% | 1 |
| later diagnosed with BPD | 0.06% | 1 |
| never diagnosed but it comes and goes | 0.06% | 1 |
| Related to being disabled | 0.06% | 1 |
| illness | 0.06% | 1 |
| It varies with different treatments and many variables | 0.06% | 1 |
| unknown | 0.06% | 1 |
3.
3.
If you have been diagnosed with depression, which treatment options have you tried? Medication
27%
•
448 votes
Counselling
21%
•
352 votes
Exercise
12%
•
208 votes
"Alternative Remedies"
8%
•
141 votes
N/A
62%
•
1048 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
16 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.18% | 4 | |
| no | 0.05% | 1 |
| praying | 0.05% | 1 |
| went back to work | 0.05% | 1 |
| Support Group | 0.05% | 1 |
| Positive self talk, getting the jerks out of my life, getting a divorce, going on disability and not working full time\ | 0.05% | 1 |
| CBT | 0.05% | 1 |
| alcohol | 0.05% | 1 |
| hypnosis | 0.05% | 1 |
| ECT | 0.05% | 1 |
| Time will heal | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing | 0.05% | 1 |
| Natural treatment like herbs and vitamins. | 0.05% | 1 |
4.
4.
Which treatment option did you find to be most successful? Medication
14%
•
236 votes
Counselling
6%
•
109 votes
Exercise
5%
•
92 votes
"Alternative Remedies"
4%
•
60 votes
A combination of the above
6%
•
100 votes
N/A
63%
•
1063 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
26 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| none | 0.24% | 4 |
| 0.24% | 4 | |
| neither | 0.06% | 1 |
| Being more outside, walking, change routine. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dealing with it alone | 0.06% | 1 |
| nothing | 0.06% | 1 |
| meds and prayer | 0.06% | 1 |
| none has helped | 0.06% | 1 |
| alcohol | 0.06% | 1 |
| Nothing really helped although medication helped for a while. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I left my husband at the time was able to stop meds 6 months later | 0.06% | 1 |
| CBT | 0.06% | 1 |
| Haven't found anything to work yet. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Who thinked has depression , is wasting time of life. In my dictionary did not have the word of depression. | 0.06% | 1 |
| God healed my illnesses and health issues I had. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Understanding I wasn't the problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| none i have never been diagonosed. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I Went To God!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| nothng is helpful in any way | 0.06% | 1 |
| healthy diet with exercise. coffee every few hours when needed, with a nice relaxing prayer to sooth the soul. | 0.06% | 1 |
5.
5.
If you have struggled with depression, was this related to alcohol or drug use? Yes, I believe that my depression was caused by my substance abuse.
3%
•
44 votes
Yes, substance abuse was one factor that contributed to my depression.
3%
•
50 votes
No, alcohol or drugs were not a factor in my depression.
27%
•
457 votes
Yes, I used drugs and/or alcohol to deal with my depressive symptoms.
4%
•
64 votes
Yes, substance abuse contributed to my depression and then I continued to use to deal with my depressive symptoms, leading to a vicious cycle.
2%
•
30 votes
N/A
61%
•
1035 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
6 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.12% | 2 | |
| over my husbands fight to live from kidney cancer 5 years later he passed on | 0.06% | 1 |
| They were a result of depression - not its cause . | 0.06% | 1 |
| unhappy life | 0.06% | 1 |
| My husbands death | 0.06% | 1 |
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