Hi, I've been suffering on and off for almost 30 years. It took until I was in my late 20's for my MD realize I had depression when I was suffering with bulimia. I'm now suffering my worse episode, been going on almost 2 years without any hope on the horizon. I'm on all kinds of different meds, from Bupropion to Quentipine (sp?). I cant work, but I seem to make it though my Uni studies ok-I think its a distraction from my real life, although social interaction is hard. Its also an excuse for not going out with friends and having to be a downer on them-mostly its just too energy draining to try and be 'up' and talkative. Your not alone...Sometimes I feel life is just takes too much energy.