Treated Without Medication

Within the last century the health services have been stirring away from natural remedies with any medical case. Medication today is unbelievably better than what it was even twenty years ago, but that does not mean we need to ditch the holistic approach within the medical field. College students with depression and anxiety don’t always need antidepressants unless medically informed by a specialist. These students can use the holistic approach and try to learn to self-love, find confidence and make more “me” time. Some common natural remedies are yoga, talk therapy, exercising, taking vitamins, and many others. Depression comes in many different forms just like the disorder the solution should have multiple different remedies for a case by …show more content…
St. John’s wort is one that has a lot of evidence supporting its use in people with mild to moderate depression. In fact, numerous studies have found St. John’s wort to be more effective than placebo (sugar pill) and as effective as antidepressants. In addition, the herb does not have as many side effects as antidepressants.” (Stahl) While some may not want to take any kind of pill at all (natural or prescribed) there are many others options. Adrian Furnham and his seven regressions of depression is one of many examples of different options doctors can chose for their clients. Adrian Furnham’s data shows how a simple lifestyle change such as destressing, changing food habits and sleeping schedules improves depression and anxiety more than an antidepressant can on majority of clients. (Furnham) Many do not know the different remedies for depression and anxiety therefore doctors need promote these old fashioned remedies to clients even if it makes them lose money. The clients’ health should always come first and not the money from the appointments and medicine that are not always …show more content…
Some only have time for the medication remedy and that’s okay as well. With college students having so little time in their lives to even breathe hence the depression and anxiety, it can be hard to take an hour out of the week less a month to go do something for their mental health. With an antidepressants it takes less than a minute out of someone’s day and it can be a routine more easily than creating a routine with yoga or exercising to help the depression. Renske Bosman a researcher in the Netherlands explains in her study how antidepressants are meant to be used for a long period of time or for the rest of the clients’ life. Bosman’s research shows that a lot of people who have been on antidepressants for a long time would rather continue on their journey with the medication then taper down. The research states that most clients don’t have the emotional support to taper down the medication without a relapse of the bad depression they had before the antidepressant. (Bosman) The people in the research have had positive results with their antidepressants but are scared of the process of getting off them because they don’t have the social support they need. Antidepressants creates a crutch for the victim of depression instead of the victim becoming a survivor of mental health by themselves. Charles K. Roberts a graduate student writing his thesis for his doctorate in counseling from University of Cincinnati writes about