AKA please, don’t tell me “get professional help”. Poor people can’t afford it anyways.

  • anon6789@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    If you have depression with a medical cause, the only solution is going to be medicine.

    I had depression for about 20 years and ignored it because I thought it would be too expensive and complicated.

    One time I mentioned it to my GP at my free annual checkup. He wrote me a script for Lexapro. Even when I didn’t have insurance, it has never cost over $20 for a month supply.

    It has been worth countless times that to me, and one of my biggest regrets was not just asking sooner and assuming and taking other people’s word it was complicated and expensive to get help.

    As mentioned in another reply, try the teledoc and see if they can give you something. There are a few cheap types these days so you can hopefully get one that works for you.

    Best of luck, it is truly life changing!