When is it Time to Take Medication for Depression & Anxiety?

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Content Sensitivity: This conversation refers to themes of suicide, overdose, and other content that some may find difficult to hear. Please use caution if this may be a trigger for you. Today on the show I talk to Daniel, who is asking how he should know when it’s time to consider depression medication. As Christians, we believe in prayer, we believe that God can heal us, and we believe that He is able to heal…so when do we make the choice to take medication to help us with our mental health struggles? What are the signs and symptoms to know it’s time to consider the help of medicine? This is SUCH AN IMPORTANT conversation for the church at large…and for anyone who is battling depression and anxiety. Tune into this episode on when to take medication for depression and anxiety. You can also watch the full episode on YouTube. Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras: The Debra Fileta Counselors Network: Book a counseling session at the Debra Fileta Counselors Network and get started on your healing journey from the inside out TODAY! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, bestselling author, relationship expert, and founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. She’s written seven books including Choosing Marriage,True Love Dates, Love In Every Season,Are You Really OK?, Married Sex, RESET, and Soul Care. She’s also the host of Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast (formerly the Love + Relationships Podcast) where she facilitates on-air authentic counseling-style sessions. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her or someone from her team today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I had to go to three different doctors, and the third one was the money.
0:07.0	So we were missionaries. We spent time in East Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and the guy had been to Africa, also contracting malaria.
0:15.0	I almost died of malaria in Africa while we were there. Had a tooth infection in Africa. All these things start lining up.
0:22.4	And he's like, Daniel, you've been in here like two times, bud, and you're not reading
0:28.5	so well on the mental scale.
0:31.0	What's up?
0:31.9	And I'm like, I'm just going to tell you how it is, bro.
0:34.8	Like, I freaking am not doing okay.
0:37.2	And I don't know what to do because it feels like my body.
0:40.1	It's more than like here.
0:41.7	Right.
0:42.0	It's like everything from top to bottom is like, you are not all right.
0:45.4	Right.
0:46.0	And the lights are turning off.
0:47.5	And I felt scared.
0:49.4	And he was a believer.
0:51.4	Wow.
0:52.5	He's like, okay, same thing, what you said.
0:54.8	There's holistic.
0:55.6	There's this.
0:56.0	My wife is crunchy PNW girl from Oregon.
0:59.5	Everything's like, natural, national, natural.
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