I'm 48 and have had multiple major depression episodes. I've noticed that my peers without depression have continued to move forward and grow in many different areas whereas I've had to start over so many times that I find myself further and further behind my peers when it comes to life's achievement benchmarks.

I really don't relate all that well to people of my age, even though I made it a long way through life pulling myself up by my bootstraps and believing that I could get by by working harder than other people and by making the most of the opportunities I've had.

So, for me there have been significant long term working, social consequences. I've been able manage some of the physical outcomes to an extent, but that seems to be catching up to me at this point as I am significantly heavier and less fit than I've been most of my life. I take responsibility for that but, it's important to recognize the significant role depression and medications has played in that.

So, long term effects? Isolation, lower achievement, poorer physical health, and lower life expectancy that comes with poorer health. Pretty brutal, I guess. Still, I'm proud of what I have done and will continue to mitigate those long term effects as much as possible.

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