Bright lighting may be obtained from Home Depot or any comprehensive department store. Obtain the new technology in which flourescent tubes are used to replace incandescent bulbs. Add additional lamps if necessary. The fixtures last longer than other fixtures, are color-balanced and are brighter, and use less electricity. If a depression problem is temporary, medications may only be needed for several months after which they may be discontinued.
Medications requiring prescriptions include prozac, zoloft and paxil.
For complicated psychiatric conditions, anti-psychotic drugs may prove to be very helpful. Psychiatric medications may be helpful, but your long-term solution is meditation. Meditation completely changes your relationship to stress and your basic attitude. A meditative life is joyful and energizing. Even if you have never experienced joyfulness, meditation has the power to open up this road of living.