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Deborah Gray

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posted 12/05/2008, comments (0)

Growing Up on Antidepressants (Or Not)

A few months ago I read an article that raised the question of how growing up on antidepressants might affect a child's psychological development. In Coming of Age on Antidepressants, Dr. Richard A. Friedman tells us that he started considering the issue after talking to a patient, a 31 year old woman who had been on antidepressants since she was... Read more Chevron

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Teri Robert

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posted 12/04/2008, comments (0)

Depression and Guilt - Dump the Guilt!

As if having depressive episodes isn't enough, I've recently been feeling guilty about them and their effects on the people around me. Maybe I'm flashing back to my grandmother saying, "When you're a wife and mother, it doesn't matter how YOU feel. It's your job to keep a smile on your face and take care of your family." Maybe I watched... Read more Chevron

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Aries

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posted 12/04/2008, comments (0)

Depression CAN be overcome...Keep moving forward!

I live with depression BPII. I have had it all my life, just got worse the older I got. It's hard, esp. when you don't have any support, friends, or family that TRULY understands what you're going through. I cry at times, get mad at times, & the moods go up/down & all over the place. The one thing that I've put MY... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/03/2008, comment (1)

What am I suppose to do?

I am 51 years old and have been with the same company for 20 years. Today I was termanated. I have bills to pay & no health insurance as of today. There are no jobs here as all the major companies are laying off. I am at my wits end. I feel lost. My wife does not understand about depression. I have lived with it all my life my mother... Read more Chevron

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Susan C

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posted 12/03/2008, comments (0)

Living with lifelong depression

I found this website by accident and I am hoping to find others with depression to share with and maybe find answers. I have been on effexor for about 6 years and I stopped taking about 2 months ago. I feel apart the last few weeks, returned to my doctor and decided to start effexor again.

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