Dave’s experience with ketamine treatment for depression
Ketamine obviously isn’t a non-prescription therapy, but it is far enough outside the mainstream, and promising enough, that I (the editor) jumped at the chance to hear about it.
Articles for tag: depression, ketamine
Revisiting the gluten thing
(Updated April 2023.) I’ve been gluten-free since April of 1998, when I discovered that my decades-long crushing depression lifted considerably 12 hours after I stopped it.
Bright light therapy requirements changing over time
(Updated April 2024.) I’ve mentioned this in passing a few times on the site — the exposure length and timing of the bright light therapy I use to control carb cravings, insomnia, low mood, and zombie brain changes over the years. I used to need it only from October to April, for 30 minutes, and ...
Nutritional therapy clinic programs for depression
(Links updated May 2023.) An April 2011 Vogue article, “Bitter Pills,” mentions two U.S. clinics that focus on nutritional treatment for depression. (The article is behind a paywall.)
A non-prescription approach to managing depression: debauchery
Reading Nancy Mitford’s bio of Louis XIV, I came across this description of Louis’ cousin, the Prince de Conti, who had the misfortune to outshine the King’s son and heir in just about every way.
Things that still mess up my mood
August 13, 2017: My theories on this subject have changed. Until I can get my act together to update this content, please see this post. This was adapted from a post on my old blog, Blessed Depth. I’ve written elsewhere about how I threw off the yoke of my decades-long depression about 15 years ago, ...
Moronic assumptions about depression
I originally started down the alternative medicine path out of desperation for a cure for my decades-long, god-awful depression.
My depression and what I did to end it
Last updated April 2023. Basically a crushing depression till 31. My depression lasted from junior high until I was about 31. I had concluded by ninth grade that it was not event- or environment-based. At around 30, after 18 months on antidepressants, I realized they were a disaster for me and I looked elsewhere for ...
