The most important thing I have done for depression is a good lifting routine. If I don't lift I get depressed... So I lift the fucking weights.
I got my diet in check this year also, feeling great.
I get down every winter, added full spectrum lights to my apartment last winter.
I'm on an antidepressant (Wellbutrin) but I take it as a mild ADHD treatment and only since I went back to school in September. My depression was already in check however so can't speak on antidepressant effects. I will say if you must take medication try this first. It acts on dopamine and noripinephrine (hence mild ADHD effects, I can't take Adderall/amphetamines) and as a result has far less side effects (such as limp dick) than an SSRI. Its an NDRI.
I got my diet in check this year also, feeling great.
I get down every winter, added full spectrum lights to my apartment last winter.
I'm on an antidepressant (Wellbutrin) but I take it as a mild ADHD treatment and only since I went back to school in September. My depression was already in check however so can't speak on antidepressant effects. I will say if you must take medication try this first. It acts on dopamine and noripinephrine (hence mild ADHD effects, I can't take Adderall/amphetamines) and as a result has far less side effects (such as limp dick) than an SSRI. Its an NDRI.