Digest Number 1294
What a good description of how the medication works for depression. I think I did a lot of acting around my family so they would think I was doing good and then falling apart when I got home. I had not had depression before the surgery but just from working with others who had the disease, I knew when I started feeling like I wanted to die that it was quite serious and I needed medicine not trying to talk myself out of it. Depression is a disease and there lots of medications out there to treat it. It is a scary thing to think you might get so down that you actually take your life. I did feel that way after this surgery and I was so very angry I just did not want to go on. Really hope everyone who is depressed gets the help they need. I can deal with the anxiety and panic episodes but not depression. That is very different. Ann