I've been on & off different meds for about 40 years! I started having trouble with my first suicide attempt when I was a teenager. But I finally got a correct dx of bipolar so the meds I'm on now are really helping. I had the problem of the ad's working for about 8 weeks (didn't know they were really just throwing me into hypo mania--I thought "Wow, these things really work!"). I am told & I believe it, that I'll have to be on meds for the rest of my life.

Both my kids had depression in their teens or early 20's & had to go on ad's. They only had to take them for about a year & then they were able to get off them & function just fine. We all went through therapy, too. The combo of meds & therapy is supposed to be the most helpful. It was for us.--Suzy