Posted by alloftheabove on July 21, 2009, at 15:47:55
In reply to Sick of searching, posted by Dima on July 18, 2009, at 2:31:31
Hello Dima,
It breaks my heart each time I hear someone your age suffering from this dreaded disease. You will receive lots of well intended advise in this forum. Even though we all share a common disease our circumstances are different (symptoms, side effects, family situations etc.) So our advise is merely based on our own experiences with various doctors and treatments and life situations. What works for one doesn't necessarily work for the other and so we share our knowledge in efforts to shed light on someone who is trying to look for answers but most importantly we offer each other comfort and support in times of desperation.
I like you had my first episode of depression at 19 during college. I had never suffered from any form of mental disease before, on the contrary, I was a well-adjusted, popular and happy teenager. I am now 45 years old and have been under treatment since I was 33 yrs old. I believe and this is just my opinion, others may disagree, that had I had undergone treatment for my depression at 19, I may have had a better chance of keeping it under control. Neuroscience is a field which is now exploding with novel ideas. One of those is neuroplasticity which basically means that the brain can reorganize itself by forming new neural connections and its functions are not fixed in certain locations and treatment can help foment these changes. The point I am trying to make is that if you get adequate treatment via meds and therapy, you may be young enough to stop the vicious cycle of depression. Don't be afraid of the meds like I was. If you don't take them now and you do suffer from this condition you will invariably end up taking them when you are older and after much unnecessary suffering. Give the meds and therapy a try. You may have to go through several of them but your doctor should be able to eventually find the one. Chances are you will only have to take them for several months and then easily wean off them. As for alternative treatments, you will spend so much money like I did with very limited results. Take vitamins to restore your overall health but not to just treat depression because chances are it will not work.
I wish you the best of luck and don't let social stigma keep you from getting better.
We will be here all the way to support you and help you.
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