Looking back, I would say I have been depressed since I was 9 or 10. I remember having suicidal thoughts when I was 11, but no one believed me. I got dx in 2007 and had my first hospitalization in Nov 2007. Was doing ok until earlier this year. Had 3 hospitalizations in 5weeks. I am fairly stable now and we are tweeking my meds just slightly. It has been 5 1/2 months since my last hospitalization.