If I were chronically sad in the evenings, I would actually bring it up with the doctor. I wouldn't make a special appointment for it necessarily unless its progressing towards suicidal thoughts or something, but during a regular visit I would bring it up. I'm no stranger to mood disorders, and frankly, I wish I had approached a professional sooner about it. Would have saved a lot of grief not just for me but for family members who also suffered through my episodes.

For something that seems too minor for a doctor visit, I would suggest speaking to a pharmacist. They are readily available without appointment or long waits, and have an encyclopedic knowledge of all sorts of over-the-counter remedies that are backed up by an advanced degree in medicine. Definitely an underutilized resource. Of course they may well suggest you talk to a doctor, but in my experience at least, they give thoughtful consideration to what you have to say and make such a recommendation not out of some lazy buck-passing but rather a genuine concern for your condition. So you would do well to heed their advice, whatever it might be.

Am on board for the "modern Healthcare isn't here to help you. It is here to withhold the correct treatment and charge you for ALL of the unrelated 'test procedures' even though you are clearly articulating the effective treatment, but you can't do that, because you are just a pleb who doesn't understand how the board needs to turn a profit" argument.

I might just be people want to be helpful but they don't have any way of helping you, so they default to that statement.

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Your energy channels seem clogged up, OP. You should get a therapeutic massage to improve circulation.

It's mostly a boiler plate response to avoid being sued in case they suggest something that ends up leaving you worse than if they had said nothing at all

Taking internet medical advice can help you, do nothing, or leave you with permanent damage.

Talking to a doctor is unlikely to cause additional harm.

Abdication to authority, with a hint of hivemind mass-formation.

liability has destroyed modern america

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