Hello Christina,
Most often doctors are trained to be entirely intolerant of alternative medicines. There are some doctors however, who regard certain forms of alternative medicine as valid complementary medicine.
If you feel that your current treatment is not producing the results that you want, then I would suggest you approach a doctor who has positive views about alternative medicines and who would be willing to work with, or at least liaise with, a practitioner of alternative medicine. This is important, because you need to be confident that any alternative medicine you take will not conflict with the conventional medicine currently being prescribed to you.
You can consider seeing a qualified practitioner of herbal medicine: St. Johns Wort is used for treating "mild depression", but there are other such herbs that may be more suitable for you like for example Lavender.
You can also consider seeing a qualified practitioner of nutritional medicine.
The brain, and therefore the mind, can cope with a high level of modern stress, but can begin to show symptoms of failing to "keep up", if your nutrition is lacking. An indication of this happening can be the sort of difficulties you are experiencing.
The first thing to try is to ensure is that you have a normal balanced healthy diet, so that your body and more specifically here the brain, gets all the levels of vital nutrients it needs for coping with any stresses in your life.
Consider taking a look at the following web page:
http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/healthybalanceddiet.htm
In addition I would recommend wholemeal bread with none of the fiber removed. You can tell if it is genuine wholemeal because it weighs more than usual bread and you will find that the loaf cannot be squeezed easily.
I would also suggest a portion of almonds on a regular basis. Almonds contain a wide range of amino acids which your brain needs. You can chop the almonds up and add them to plain LIVE yogurt. "Live" means that it contains friendly bacteria, that will produce important vitamins for you, while also protecting you against harmful bacteria. You can flavour the plain yogurt with fruit, maybe honey; anything you fancy - but add these things yourself choosing natural ingredients.
Try to avoid eating anything that can cause "brain irritation". These are usually non-natural substances which take the form of artificial colourings.
Start to look at the ingredients for the things you eat.
Vitamin C (with Bioflavonoids required so the vitamin C can be properly absorbed) helps the brain cope with stress. I would suggest you get this in supplement form from a health food shop, as the amount that you need for treatment is more than you would be able to obtain from food. The dosage should be not less than 500 mg tablets. Try one 500 mg tablet twice daily but you can increase the dosage if required.
You can also consider taking an amino acid supplement called L. Tyrosine. Dosage between 500 mg and 1g. This should be taken on an empty stomach with plenty of water, and then leave one hour before eating or drinking (though more water is okay). Thus first thing in the morning might be convenient. (Always wash your hands with soap and water before handling any medication.)
In considering conventional and alternative medicines, do not discontinue the medicines prescribed by your doctor without first discussing the matter with your doctor or perhaps second opinion doctor.
I personally believe it is best to be open-minded and that it is appropriate to take the best that both conventional medicine and alternative medicines have to offer.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Robert.