I take 6000 mils of fish oil a day and it really helps.

yeah. i have some of that. but it's just really hard to remember to take it three times a day.

Get a pill box with morn, noon night meds.

Multivitamin. Bunches of water. I walk 2 miles a day. I was sedentary prior to that for a couple of years. And I just dove right in. So it can be done. I dove into 2 mile walks. Didn't work up to it, just DID it.

I also have an eating disorder...so I don't know if I count on this topic...but I know that if I eat well and see a smaller number on the scale...it can be triggering....as well as the exact opposite can depress me. It usually deepens whatever mood I'm in. When I'm depressed, I don't eat healthily and I am very imobile which makes me even more depressed. When I'm manic, I'm constantly on the go and I rarely eat and if I do eat I make conscious decisions and that kind of feeds the fire in it of itself. As for Vitamins, I take a women's daily multi-vit and an Iron supplement (since I don't eat red meat and I'm severely anemic). I know that there is a line of vitamins that, I can't for the life of me remember the name of, make vitamins that supplement what you should be taking if you are on antidepressants (which I think was something like Folic Acid and Vitamin B and something else...) or if you were taking a cholesterol med then you would choose that vitamin and it would supplement what you needed more of when taking that med, etc. Someone may know what I'm talking about and come along with the name here shortly...hopefully. I hope this helps, though it probably was a little more ramble-full than helpful...

jen, I really have found that regular exercise and eating healthy has helped me alot. That doesnt mean you cant have a piece of cake or a candy bar once in a while. It means getting all the food groups that provide you with the vitamins and nutrients that you need. I also meditate regularly and take vitamins daily, a multiple, vitamin B,D and omega 3 fish oil in a Krill oil base. It is an overall health benefit to treat your body right. It reduces stress level and produces chemicals in the brain that help balance your moods. I exercise about 4-5 times a week. If all you can do is a brisk 20 minute walk it helps alot. I encourage everyone to take care of themselves the best they can to promote a better over all health. Hugs

oh and when I went to my mom's house for Easter this holiday, she gave me an organic pill that supposedly boosts serotonin naturally. It's called 5-HTP. I haven't worked it into my schedule...because that takes entirely too much energy...but if I start feeling better on it, I'll report back to you all!

thank you all for your feedback. it was helpfull.
as far as excersising goes, i can't do toomuch right now becase of my blood clot in my lung. like i can't even walk a few city blocks with out feeling like i'm going to colaspe. so, i'm going to start getting on the tredmil a few times a week since it's at my house which is a safe place and i can sit down if i need to. and at first i'm going to start at a slow pace for like ten minutes. and then try to increase the pace and amount of time i stay on it every week.
i'm really going to give it my all to quit smoking for good in about thre weeks.
earlier tonight, my doctor told me that he wants me to get an mri done and go to some heart doctor to get some kind of moniter to wear. so i'm going to try not to worry about that too much. i'm going to try to stay possitive.
and i'm thinking i'm going to start buying some more fruits. i Love fruits. but my Mom doesn't always buy them becaue most of the time her budget for grocerys is limited. so i'm going to start buying some myself.
and i'm going to ask my psyc doctor when i see her on friday about some of the vitamins that you all mentioned and see if it would be ok to take along with the meds i'm on.
so thank you all.