I can certainly understand not wanting to be on medication for the rest of your life, but sometimes it's necessary.

However, I know that diet and exercise can have almost the same effect of taking Prozac. If you don't want to be on Prozac or whatever, then I'd suggest getting into a regular exercise and diet program (and by "diet program" I don't mean the kind where you are trying to lose weight; I'm talking about where you eat the kinds of foods that your body needs). Too much junk food and fatty foods, by the way, have been shown to increase symptoms of clincal depression.

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