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5 Tips for Talking to Your Doctor about Changing Depression Medication

1. Be clear about your reason(s) for wanting to switch antidepressants. Is it that the side effects are intolerable, or is it that you are not satisfied with the response? If you want to switch for the latter reason, you need to determine exactly what you mean and communicate that to your doctor. Did you [...]

Depression and the Holidays Survival Guide

Let’s face it – even in an un-depressed state, the holidays are stressful and often disappointing. We run ourselves ragged buying gifts, cooking, decorating and entertaining. Tempers flare as we’re thrown together with relatives whom we see infrequently, and don’t necessarily enjoy spending time with. Expectations are high that this season will be magical and [...]

5 Reasons that You Might Have a Blue Christmas

I’m sure that over the past few years you’ve seen articles about the holiday blues, maybe even the one I wrote. To briefly recap, having the holidays blues isn’t the same thing as being depressed during the holidays. No, the holiday blues can strike any of us, whether we have depression or not. Some of [...]