Since I am born and bread Minnesotan (yes, that is in the US), I take a little offense at that comment. It took me YEARS to find the doctor who I connected with best. It is Medical PRACTICE. Medications affect people different ways. Some work, some don't. It is a LONG PROCESS to find the right medication and dosage if that is the path you want to take. Behavioral Therapy would help too. But when you get to functional, the work and trip was worth it!

I have always believed I will be on medication until the day I die. My brain chemistry is too out of whack to not have some help. When medication works, it works. When it doesn't, you need to move on to something else. It is not to cure but ASSIST you to getting to the right state of mind.

Keep looking for professional help. The first 5 - 7 doctors I went through weren't a good match. I have been with my current doctor for nearly 10 years! THANK GOODNESS I FOUND HIM! He is personable and makes me a partner in my medication decisions, not just giving them to me and saying "take these, don't ask any questions". For the first time in my life my brain is quiet and I see clearer. Things are not as huge as they once were, but issues I can now analyze and deal with. Yes, the doctor is a big part of it. But you also have to push and work hard when all you want to do is curl up and if you don't wake, that would be ok. It's hard to put the hard work into it when you are feeling this way. Keep Trying! It is worth it! I have been where you are, and it SUCKS! But I can tell you the other side is bright, with a few showers or dark days, but overall, it is bright!

Hang in there!