chavos

after reading the posts here, i'm struck by how many of us have been down the medication route, and how many people that approach has failed. I'm starting to think that there are kinds of depression that are different from the ones that respond to SSRIs, wellbutrin and the rest. I'm pretty well impervious to any pill, having taking paxil, zoloft, celexa, wellburtin, etc... In fact, they only gave me panic attacks, instead of curing my depression.

That said, i've learned to live with it much better, and can keep myself pretty much symptom free, except in times of real stress, etc... I'm still far more emotional and brooding than most people would think 'normal', but i think its also a gift, much as many of the other people have talked about. My best advice is to find people to listen and support you...i think it takes love to get better.

PS: I take it you're in school-talk to your profs or the dean of students about getting extensions. Depression is a legitimate and real disability, and they need to make reasonable accomodations. School is important, but you should not have to throw your sanity away for it.