Tinnitus suffering II. - Depression

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As tinnitus persists for a longer time span, anxiety is gradually replaced by depression accompanied with despondency, hopelessness and loss of meaning of existence. Tinnitus removes from life all joy and cheer. I personally went through it and know what it is. Depression is a worse condition than anxiety, one will neglected himself and completely loses all his interest for future and life. At this stage it is necessary to have the support of his loved ones. However, it has one advantage - for it shows you, who are real friends and who not. You can find true value of relationships and the people around you.

What to do about depression? There are a lot of antidepressants, but be careful. Tricyclic antidepressants could make tinnitus worse - I personally have not tried any antidepressant just because of this. So if you want to do it like me, my advice for depression are as follows:

1. Sport is good. During intensive sport activity your body releases hormones of happiness, it can get you in the mood for hours. Personally, I use to go jogging and body workout.
2. Start living healthier. Adjust diet. Skip some meals, especially with increased content of sugar and reduce pastries. Stop smoking and drink alcohol only to a limited extent, or skip it altogether. Drink a soothing herbal teas.
3. Hobbies – try to find more time for hobbies. It will be not easy, but it turn off the depression at last.