Dear Caelix3,

Did you know the emotional numbing is one of the common side-effects of antidepressants?

There is a sort of generic standard "meds + therapy" way to treat depression. You try multiple antidepressants, you try therapy. If that doesn't work, you go to ECT. In my opinion this is a TERRIBLE PLAN that is not likely to help you at all.

My advice is to insist on a reasonable plan from your doctors. It is very natural to just put yourself in the hands of the experts and do whatever they decide is best for you, but, especially in the case of depression, I think that this is a very bad idea. I think you have to stand up for yourself here and you have to be active in looking for ways to get better.

You can get lots of ideas from this forum. Here is what I think is the best plan:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

(you may need a non-tappatalk browser to follow that link).

Here are some notes that may help:

http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf

Look in the depression success stories section. Look for what has worked for others. Be active.

If you have been told that you have a chemical imbalance in your brain that's causing your depression, that is just not true. There is no known biological signature for depression. It's important to realize that you are not fated by biology to feel this way. You can improve on your own.

GO GET EM Caelix. We're here to help.

- vital