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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Medication
	Date:	9/28/2010 4:47:02 PM

It can take a while for Drs. to find the right combinations of medicine for depression. Some people are merely getting meds from their family Drs, who mean well, but aren't necessarily as well versed in depression as a psychiatrist. sometimes people are reluctant to see an actual psychiatrist, because they think it is only for "crazy" people. Sometimes people have side effects from medications and they just stop taking them. There is such a thing as medication resistent depression, and there has been some success with shock therapy for these people.
Also medication alone isn't enough. There needs to be therapy with a qualified therapist to deal with the emotional component.

I know it is easy to say that it is a "selfish" act, because it is awful for the survivors. But if someone has never suffered from a crushing depression, it's hard to understand how hopeless things can come to seem for the sufferer.

Look at the young NFL player that committed suicide last week. 23 years old and in the NFL. By all accounts, his team mates and coaches never saw anything other than a charming young man.

It's really a pretty horrible disease. That's why it is so important to destygmatize it, so people aren't reluctant to get treatment. People are under a lot of pressure these days. Everything moves very quickly. There is a lot of pressure to produce, and to be successful. Not everyone can thrive in that environment. It's hard for some people to admit that they are sliding into the pit of depression.