Hi Oregon,
I appreciate your wishes for me. That made me feel good! After the last combo. of medicines not working for me, and singularly not working either, I stopped taking the medicines in February. I gave them plenty of time to no avail. I told my doctor the effects and how nothing seemed to be helping any more. He was overworked, overbooked and not helping me much any more to say the least. So, I stopped going to him. The last meds I took were the icing on the cake. After I went off the drugs I was feeling alright until about June when an especially stressful thing happened that triggered another bout. I will be going to the new program in a few weeks and will hang on. This place and program were highly recommended by people who also had my experiences with the medicines. They told me it's a great place. When I called they were very nice and it's not too long a wait. They also told me I could see a therapist to talk if I feel too horribly before my appointment. That was good to hear.

I've also been living under circumstances that are not good for me and hope to be able to make some major decisions after I get some help. I realize it will take time. I'm holding on to hope and it helps to know that others care and know what this is like and are trudging along the same path. I'm glad that you found something that is working and I hope it will be one that won't quit on you. The only antidepressants I haven't tried are the MAOs and I'm afraid of them. I have been doing a bit of research, too, and have a drug I want to ask about. I hope I get a doctor who will hear me like yours does. I'm thinking that a support group might help me, too. I think there are some for people with depression yet I'm not up to that now. Thanks again for your post-it made me feel less alone and crazy.

"Things work out best for the people
Who make the best out of the way things work out."
--- Author Unknown ---