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Depression Treatment

Fewer than two-thirds of people with depression ever seek treatment. One reason is that many people still do not consider depression an illness that can or should be treated by a medical professional. However, more than 80% of people with depression can be successfully treated. Treatment for depression usually utilizes medication or therapy or both. [...]

Antidepressants Primer

If you or someone you know is beginning treatment for depression, you probably have done some research. Of course, you’re being treated by a doctor who will advise you and do the prescribing, but like any smart patient, you want to be informed. Chances are that one thing stands out: the choice of drugs for [...]

What to Do During the First Two Weeks

The key words here are indulge yourself. Listen, you’re having enough trouble getting out of bed every day and going to work or school. You don’tneed to push yourself. Think of yourself as an invalid recuperating from a very debilitating illness. You have to pamper yourself, body and spirit. This page is therefore all about [...]

What to Do (On and Off the Web) While You’re Waiting for Your Antidepressants to Kick In

I’ve been there; I’ve done that. I’ve suffered from depression nearly my whole life, although I’ve only been treated the last few years. I know all the stages you go through when you’re waiting those six interminable weeks for your antidepressant meds to start working. So, as my gift to you, since I know your [...]

You Can’t Fight Depression on Your Own

Two things happened today that made me want to pound my head against a wall, Charlie Brown-style. The first was that I got an email from a woman who said that she is suffering from severe depression, but that friends and family want her to try to “talk herself out of it”, and not get [...]