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You can get surprised in a marraige by a man who later on becomes an alcoholic or has a gambling adddiction or is a cheater with many other women. Or your husband could suddenly have other major illesses, like cancer or a stroke. Yes, many young people also have disabling strokes. This illness is treatable. Life is not perfect.
If you do love this man, you will try to get him help. He is truly suffering more than you can imagine. People who have had major illnesses say that the depression was worse. That's why the pain of it often leads to suicide--to just get away from the intolerable pain. Instead of being angry with him, try some sympathy for him. And get him help.View Thread


It sounds like it may be time to start working on your life, as far as a career or even college. Why not? Maybe it will be more feasible while you are still married. But if not, why stay with your husband? Do you really think that children are more happy living in an unhappy home? They are not. You've hit all the main points. Take care of yourself.View Thread


You have to be careful who you tell about your depression because there is plenty of ignorance out there. It can be from a chemical imbalance that there is no more ability to snap out of it, than a diabetic can snap out of an insulin imbalance.
If you need to tell a loved one who doesn't understand, have them go to your doctor's appt (to the one prescribing the anti-depressant) who can explain that it is a medical condition.View Thread

I was depressed from the time I was a child. It got far more severe when I was 15 years old. An MAO Inhibitor finally helped me when I was about 30 years old. But then I couldn't take it due to a bad side effect. Then I was suicidal for years into my mid-30s. My psychiatrist suggested that I try light treatment and that it should work in 5 to 14 days. I tried it for a full 4 weeks with massive light from 4 fluorescent tubes which had to be within 12 inches of my eyes. Would you believe that after those 4 weeks, it completely treated my depression and my wierd sleep pattern? Then menopause hit and the light no longer worked. But I finally found another anti-depressant that did work. I do have to take it for the rest of my life with my long history of depression. You could also find the right answer to your depression. Don't give up.View Thread

You say that you have tried a lot of meds. But I bet that you haven't tried an MAO Inhibitor such as Nardil because most doctors don't want to prescribe it because there are food restrictions. But taking that med made me happier than I've ever been in my life. It was only after I developed a bad side effect 3 years later that I had to stop it. What a big disappointment. Let me know if you have taken it and if not why not ask for it if you've tried everything else.
Also do you see a good psychiatrist who can prescribe mixtures of medications for depression? If not, get an appt with a psychiatrist. Tell them what you wrote above.
There has to be an answer for you. Hold on until you find it. And with depression being such a common problem with millions of people needing the medication, the drug manufacturers are always looking for new anti-depressants which may be your answer. Wish you the best.View Thread



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