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Hi Sharon, Welcome to the site. Thanks for sharing your introduction with us. You have found a great place to share your feelings of depression. Members here truly understand what it is like to experience these feelings. Please take the time to look at our new Depression Program, tools and references. Everything is free and it may be of some help to you. In addition to the Depression Program and anonymous discussion forum, we also have an instant messaging system to contact and speak to other members whenever you like. The members here are supportive and knowledgeable. Please let us know if you need any assistance with any of the features of the site. We look forward to hearing from you again soon, Casey _____________________________________ The Depression Center Support Team
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thank you for sharing your story. we have a lot in common. i know what it is like to try medication after medication without good results, and to have family try but not be able to understand what is going on. my advice from my own experience is to just keep trying: try every medication and new doctors if you have to, try individual, group and couples therapy, try reading books and websites and try giving them to your friends and family to read, try any therapies you think might work and even a couple you don't think will work, try to smile or laugh as much as you can, even when you don't feel like it, and try anything else you can think of that you think has any chance of making you feel happy if only for the moment. I know how hard it is to make any effort at this time, so remember to praise yourself for anything you manage to do to help yourself. i'll start: i'm proud of you for finding this website, signing up and writing your post. that took effort, and it proves that you want to get to feeling better and that you are trying to do just that. congratulations, and i hope you keep on trying and succeeding. this too shall pass...
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I live in Vancouver, Canada and I am a married 35 year old mother of two girls. I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, panic disorder and sever social phobia early June, 2004. I have tried many different medications: Effexor, Zanax, Ativan, Clonazepam, Remeron, Seroquel all of which have not worked. Today I started 10mg of Cipralex. Has anyone tried this medication? So far I have seen two psychiatrists and I will be seeing a psychotherapist next week. I feel like I am in quick sand upto my neck and I am slowly sinking to the bottom with no hope of getting out or recovery. I have lost alot of weight, sleep about 3 hours a night, I feel extremely tired all the time and I can't deal with my kids. I am thankful that my husband, family and friends are so supportive but they really don't understand what I am going through. They think that you should be able to just make yourself feel happy. I had been trying that for the past year and look at me now.

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