This being said, I actually believe that standard antidepressants are more reliable for treating moderate to severe depression. I have not found one that works well for me yet, which is why I continue to take the Kira. Finding the right antidepressant takes a little work - but can make all the difference as I have seen among two people close to me who have suffered the pain of major depression. I recommend a good psychopharmacologist (one who will listen to you). [/quote]

Thanks, Elana, for your excellent suggestions. I'm presently on 100mg of Pristiq every day. Since 1993 I've tried pretty much every SSRI and others and Pristiq is the only one that's worked off and on. I don't take any of the health shop offerings. I just don't have much faith in them. I trust my p-doc in this area. I think he's good, even though Pristiq is the first thing he's come up with that's worked. I've tried all these things, drugs, therapy, what have you, for so long, and with so little success, I really don't care so much any more and feel that whatever happens, happens. There are just lives, like my own, that don't matter very much, and no one should get too upset when they end. After all, I'll be 65 on July 3. My father only lived to 62. Why should I live longer? I just don't really care very much any more.