Well, let's see. I'm 63 yrs old. I've been depressed since i was about 5 yrs old. i can remember being depressed at that age, and it has never gone away. I didn't get treatment until I was in my 20's because my parents were too busy getting drunk.

So I began therapy, but also began medication at that time, so that means I've been on antidepressants for about 40-41yrs or so. I'm no MORE depressed than I was 30 years ago. But if I go off the meds, I slip into a horrible dark depression quite quickly. I imagine that's normal with clinical depression.

So I don't know how true all that stuff is. All I know is that I have depression, and without medications, I'm a mess. But I'm no worse than I was 30 yrs ago either so how do they explain that?

Best of luck & God bless. Hugs, Lee