thank you all for your replies im trying to help my husband hes been diagnoised with depression but he gets very anxious and some times has panic attacks, im been treated with depression for the last 8mths and nearly about to come of my meds this is the second time ive been depressed i know why i became depressed i have a very disfunctional family and with the break up of my marriage this all just got to much for me but my husband has all ways been worried that ppl talk about him and some other problems have cropped up since and this is holding in his depression he cant find the energy to fight of the horrible black thoughts hes been on meds now for 5wks but the doc changed them last week im trying to help by understanding as much as i can hopping he will eventually pull through i susspected he was depressed back in may but he wouldnt go docs so hes been like this for a while thank you all again