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Old Oct 30, 2009, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by lonegael View Post
One thing to remember, though, is that the depression can change as you get older. Either you can have more stress which can change how severe the depression gets or you can have hormonal changes which can also give you troubles. Just becuase you have "managed" until now doesn'tīmean your depression will continue to be as manageable later. Your therapist might be seeing warning signs and might have brought this up for that reason.
You're very right about this lonegael. I wish so much I had sought treatment when I was younger and before the dysthymia/depression got so deep and really jaded me towards myself and others. I often feel as though I really wasted away in sorrow what could have been the best years of my life. (my 20's) and now I'm hitting 40 next year and just this month to the step of getting meds to help me get over it. It's pretty bad when you have a lovely wife and beautiful new baby boy and 1/2 the time you're thinking about how much better off they'd be without you and how much you just want all the pain and anguish to stop.

Mirla, it really may be worth considering meds. Nobody but you, the doctor, and your family even have to know and sometimes (as in my case so far...knock on wood) the side-effects are not even noticeable. I'm on Prozac and aside from a slight headache that lasts about 30 minutes and feeling tired (which I already did anyway) I've been spared the worst that some poor people here have had to endure.

Hope your day goes well.
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