Hi, I've been suffering on and off for almost 30 years. It took until I was in my late 20's for my MD realize I had depression when I was suffering with bulimia. I'm now suffering my worse episode, been going on almost 2 years without any hope on the horizon. I'm on all kinds of different meds, from Bupropion to Quentipine (sp?). I cant work, but I seem to make it though my Uni studies ok-I think its a distraction from my real life, although social interaction is hard. Its also an excuse for not going out with friends and having to be a downer on them-mostly its just too energy draining to try and be 'up' and talkative. Your not alone...Sometimes I feel life is just takes too much energy.
I have suffered from depression for over 25 years also. Life seems to be a rollercoaster ride..ups and downs...meds and no meds...good doctors/therapists and not so good ones. It seems like with time, I have come to cope with my depression better. Yet there is always the fear that I just won't want to deal with it anymore. This site is great because people talk about life events and feelings that are very similar to mine. It is nice to know that you are not alone.
Hey Talulahbridge,
I had my first depression over 25 years ago and first started getting treatment about 15 years ago. I feel lucky that medication has worked for me (mostly), but I also have set backs and those can be hard. Recently, I've had some struggles with depression and that was when I found this site. What are you going through now? Can you talk about it?
Hi, I've been suffering depression on and off for 7 years now but the clearer, depression free, periods are getting shorter and I feel like it's never going to happen again. I'm looking for buddies to talk to to remind myself that i am not the only person in the world who is feeling this way. Discovered this website only yesterday and hoping the tools will be useful.
