Reply #3: Hi again...You're very welcome for any support I can give...As to [View All]

feeling bugged at the idea of having to take these "for life"...I know the feeling...

Just about everyone (myself included)feels this way at first..But a couple of things worked to get me, at least, over that.
One -- You feel SO much better, that you really don't care...That's the way I felt, but occasionally, this "why am I on this FOREVER"?..feeling would creep up, and I remember saying to my shrink..I feel good, but I feel like it's not my "real self". She had an interesting answer, I thought...She said..No, this is your true self --It was your DEPRESSED self that wasn't "real"...This is who you are without the "faulty chemistry" screwing up your moods.

I know some people may dispute that, but it seems more and more, people are seeing it as a "chemical imbalance"...I had had depressive episodes since childhood -- starting at eight years old, so I really think that the "chemical thing" may be real...Also, it seems to run in our family -- My father and uncle suffered from it and my niece -- who shares a lot of my personality traits -- has it as well.

My advice?...Don't worry about it -- at least not at this point -- Just enjoy feeling better...You can work out how long you may or may not need it later..Good luck:-)