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May 20, 2012, 12:42 PM
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Member Since: Oct 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 6,543
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Hi ~ First you ARE NOT worthless, and you were put here for a reason, and it was NOT just to take up space.  It's up to us to find out what that reason was. Sometimes it takes years to find the reason for our being, but there IS one.
You said you have tried 5 antidepressants, but none worked. Did you know that it takes 6 WEEKS for these to take effect?? Did you take ANY of them that long to see if they were going to work?? You will NOT feel the effects before that -- you must wait unfortunately. Very seldom will they work before that time. Some say 3-6 wks, but it almost ALWAYS ends up 6 weeks. I've taken many different kinds in the 35 years I've been on antidepressants, so I think I know that I'm talking about. LOL I've been depressed since I was a little kid.
Like me, you've got a dilly of a case of depression. I have to take meds twice a day for mine. You might need higher dosage too but your doc will have to decide that.
I wish you'd try therapy AND an antidepressant again. The combination WILL work!! In therapy, you've got to be willing to delve into the painful stuff that you've stashed away in the deepest parts of your mind. You've got to dig those things out, and lay them on the table for the therapist to see. Maybe you've done that, but they haven't fully been dealt with. I still think you have more hidden away that you're not talking about.
Talk to your doctor again about getting back on meds. Then get back into therapy. You DESERVE to be well and you CAN be well. You can have a good, worthwhile life -- please get the help you need! God bless you and take care of YOU. Hugs, Lee 
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