Not on meds for depression. I was medicated from about age 12 - 17. I had tried several different brands and kinds, and they never helped me in the least. Most of my depression back then was situational, due to a bad home life. Once I got out of there, many of my issues cleared right up.

Even if I wanted to trust big pharma to solve my problems (which I don't) I can't because I have no health insurance and no way to pay for medication at this time.

I have been wondering if my birth control pill is to blame. I've been on the same brand for about a year, after trying many different brands and always having problems with break through bleeding. Finally found a brand that doesn't give me that problem - but now the planned parenthood is switching me to a different brand because I guess the original one is no longer available for them? UGH. So it'll be interesting to see if the new brand (start next month) makes it better, worse, or no change at all.

Thanks for the best wishes though, and for reading my long *** post.