Depression sneaks up on us.

I too was a "rock" of support for my friends for 40 years when depression hit me. It got so bad I was hospitalized. I have been unable to work for 4 months now because of the depression.

The best thing you did was recognize it and get help. The meds can really help, but I hope you are aware that they can take 3 to 6 weeks to start working. This is not meant to discourage you but rather to make sure you don't expect a change right away and then get frustrated and give up treatment. There are many drugs available so if this one doesn't work for you keep trying, communicate with your doctor and therapist.

I wrote a paper on depression when I got out of the hospital that may help especially if you have friends or family that want to be supportive but don't understand that this is a disease. The paper is available at http://www.idexter.com