Taking medication for depression........

hello there ive had depression for as long as i can remember ive been on medication in the pass but dont take them anymore the side affects were bad i try and deal with it on a day to day basic its hard but i get through it.

I've been taking medication for about a year and it has made a world of difference. I still have times when I just cry or freak out over something petty, but nothing near as bad as it was pre-medication.

I went through 8 anti-depressants before I found the one that worked for me without any side effects. I am on Wellbutrin. I started the anti-depressant with the onset of fibromyalgia. But I believe I have a chemical imbalance because I have attempted on two occasions to wean off the medication but quickly found myself tired and down. Also when the insurance company switched me to the generic I spent a month in a terrible depression and couldn't figure out why. One I realized it was the generic, I went back to the name brand Wellbutrin and felt better in two days. I don't have crying jags but would if I wasn't on the anti-depressant. But life is not all rosy so I do have my down times but I never feel like I did when I wasn't on the medication.

I take efexor and it helped me a lot. If I feel very stressed I also take a xanax, but only in SOS.

I'm on paxil. It's also a Social Anxiety medication. It works wonders for me.

Well for depression, medicines are not solution. Do Meditation, try breathing exercise, it will help you balance and handle depression.

Ciao from BRELUSTE dk... I off course NEVER EVER EVER take "...t" for depression and BEFORE maybye you decide to do a crazy thing like that please go into that link... www.cchr.org AND CHANGE MIND!!! ANOTHER THING...ENJOY LIFE!!! Ciao from BRELUSTE dk