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I cannot stress how much exercising to exhaustion daily (read: Crossfit) and eating healthy (Slow Carb / Paleo) impacted my depression.

Please try them before you medicate.

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I don't doubt that Crossfit does a lot of good, but after reading this I decided not to try it personally:

https://medium.com/@ericrobertson/crossfits-dirty-little-sec...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6424280

Aerobic exercise is also great for anxiety disorders, but it is important to note that exercise to exhaustion can severely complicate anxiety, as opposed to depression. The reason is that it stresses the nervous system (producing excess cortisol) and ultimately intensifies anxiety attacks. The same goes for anaerobic exercise. It's equivalent to exercising to exhaustion, at even moderate intensity.

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