MissMeiya:

Please don't self-medicate. It is HIGHLY unlikely that you will succeed in hitting the right combination of drug, dosage, and frequency. Not to mention, there will be no one to monitor your symptoms and side-effects, so you won't know what is normal and what isn't. Some drugs can have bizarre side-effects. And something you think is normal might be very dangerous.

vicadex07:

I just feel a bit awkward visiting a doctor for something like that...especially here in Nigeria where such things are not taken seriously. I'd rather just take the damn drugs and get on with life

I will do as you advice anyway. Thanks

MissMeiya:

I understand your reservation. And desperation for a cure. But your life is at risk when you experiment with drugs. Try to get doctor recommendations from other Nigerians with depression. Be confident when you see the doctor. You have a problem, and you are paying him/her to fix it. If they cannot, then you leave. Don't let anyone intimidate you.

MissMeiya:

I understand your reservation. And desperation for a cure. But your life is at risk when you experiment with drugs. Try to get doctor recommendations from other Nigerians with depression. Be confident when you see the doctor. You have a problem, and you are paying him/her to fix it. If they cannot, then you leave. Don't let anyone intimidate you.

Kanwulia: What is the point of this your topic sef?
Do you have the magical pills for sale on NL?

Many NEED them o!

justi4jesu:

No one noticed

vicadex07:

I just feel a bit awkward visiting a doctor for something like that...especially here in Nigeria where such things are not taken seriously. I'd rather just take the damn drugs and get on with life

I will do as you advice anyway. Thanks

naturefellow: maybe he's depressed. Let's not ignore him

eleojo23: In order not to further lengthen the original post, I did not go into full details on the signs and symptoms of depression. There are good online articles on the subject that you can read.

But for the sake of this thread, let me share a little on the subject.

The Federal Government Source for Women's Health Information defines "depression as an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It affects the way you eat and sleep, the way you feel about yourself, and the way you think about things." It's more than "feeling blue" or "trying to pull yourself together" and you can't wish it away.
There is no single cause of depression. It runs in some families but people with no family history also become depressed. Other causes include stressful life changes, like divorce, losing a job, the loss of a loved one, or a serious illness.

What are some of the symptoms?
-Always feeling sad or empty
-Lack of interest in favorite activities
-Feeling irritable
-Crying a lot
-Feeling guilty, worthless, or hopeless
-Sleeping too much or not at all
-Eating too much or not at all
-Problems making decisions or
concentrating
-Thoughts of suicide and death
-Drinking and using drugs

If you're feeling any of these symptoms for more than 2 weeks, you should get professional help.

Baddchristy: ....I have all this symptoms minus the last two ones

Javanian: @MissMeiya can depression cause Anxiety Neurosis? If yes, how can it be cured or managed?

Excelboi: I used Flouxetine (prozac) 20mg per day. I will strongly advise you to seek an expert, doctor preferably to direct you and there are many anti-depressants drugs you can use, you just have to find the one which work best for you. Please be very careful with this prozac as it has many side effects (even though I'm yet to see any, only increase appetite) and it can increase the risk of suicide if misused.
Other side effects include:
Low libido
Headache
Numbness
Dizziness
Loss or increase in appetite etc
It will take about 2 weeks before you start noticing the changes, as it will balance your serontin level (a chemical involved In mood balancing). Goodluck

MissMeiya:

You can pm me.

Kanwulia:

That is not craziness, but arrant STUUUPIDITY!
If i wanna pose newd, I will not have to work for the rest of my life like KIM KARDASHIAN!
Not for NL tadpoles likey ya crawling on ya pot-bellies without tails!

Please. . . . .Off to bed. I have a job!
Thanks for your time!
Ciao!

olaolaking:

I tried to pm you but not successful

honey86:
Please see a doctor for treatment. I think its called manic depression. Im not sure though.

naturefellow: Settle down! The point is that depression and its symptoms is often downplayed upon in our country.
It's essential that one is well-informed in order to successfully manage any possible occurrence of depression in family or friends. The effects of depression are insidious, peaking at death by suicide if ignored. Read the post again.

olaolaking:

thank you very much. Are these drugs available in Nigeria market?

Kanwulia:

You did not understand what I was asking.
Africans can never comprehend all these. In Nigeria where superstition and fetish religions have totally eroded all the thinking faculties, how many will believe in the concept of mental health without knocking on Adegboye TUBERCULOSIS Joshua's temple gates to battle principalities and PAWAzzz?

Even on this NL with a high rate of barely-educate SPIRITUAL-ILLITERATES. . . . . The OP is embarking on an up-hill task?

Kanwulia:

You did not understand what I was asking.
Africans can never comprehend all these. In Nigeria where superstition and fetish religions have totally eroded all the thinking faculties, how many will believe in the concept of mental health without knocking on Adegboye's or TUBERCULOSIS Joshua's temple gates to battle principalities and PAWAzzz?

Even on this NL with a high rate of barely-educate SPIRITUAL-ILLITERATES. . . . . The OP is embarking on an up-hill task?

BlackLeopard:

Wouldnay say so?
Olodumare & Egbesu & Chukwu alike created man to be healthy and with own reason to seek care & nurturing
There ain't any spiritual reason against going to find treatment, in fact would be preferable & responsible both to God an one's ancestors

Like sure there's always seeing illness as misfortune and punishment but that is superstition. Not something rooted in religion. And not something rooted in traditional religions, either.

Kanwulia:

You did not understand what I was asking.
Africans can never comprehend all these. In Nigeria where superstition and fetish religions have totally eroded all the thinking faculties, how many will believe in the concept of mental health without knocking on Adegboye's or TUBERCULOSIS Joshua's temple gates to battle principalities and PAWAzzz?

Even on this NL with a high rate of barely-educate SPIRITUAL-ILLITERATES. . . . . The OP is embarking on an up-hill task?

Kanwulia:

Man was created "healthy"?
Then why the reason to seek care & nurturing?
Superstition is not rooted in religion/traditional religion?

Are we still on the same topic?

BlackLeopard:

Don't ya know all the myths where people were created all okay and then death and then illness messed in just to have some fun too

I'm just saying superstition isn't *inherently* rooted in religion, that preaching the most uncaring & uneducated parts of religions is just way too easy thing to do and sadly many do it, but it's not even what them religions *need* to be full of. There's different ways to put take on it that'd help peoples, instead of reason 'oo the state just is because God(s) made it messed, let's leave it that way'.

An I'm sayin it *is* responsibility of the clergy to know their own faiths, and teach them in the way that'll lead people to get help they need. There ain't something like 'Nigerian state mindset', we ain't a bunch of impossible to educate negroes. Education IS possible, it just takes EFFORT on the right levels.