Okay, depression.?!

Okay, depression.?

Sorry, yet another question about depression, but I've read through some others and they don't answer my q.

I've been seeing a counsellor for the last year, and he reckons I have depression. I've never been to my GP to have it "officially" diagnosed, because as my counsellor said, I would either be referred to therapy or given anti-depressants.

So, I've been trying to work with it in therapy and it's really not helping. I've tried going to other counsellors/phsycologists and that's made no difference either. I'm constantly sitting around doing nothing, not eating and not sleeping. Just left school where I did no work during the year, and a lot of my personal relationships are suffering. I know that this is not good for me, but as the therapy does not seem to be working, are anti-depressants the only answer??

Do they make you more able to get up and do things etc?? Don't have a lot of emotions at the moment, so that side of the tablets dosen't bother me.

Anyone similar??

2 weeks ago
I am going to see my Dr and talk to him about it, I just wondered what people's own personal experiences and opinions were. Also, I'm 17, so there is a slight chance I won't get perscribed anything anyway, but I will get a referral letter from my counsellor. Thanks to anyone who answers.

Hi there,

i too suffer from depression and have seen counsellors (still am) and have seen other professionals. Sometimes i think it takes the anti-depressants to help you think abit better and logically. As my doctor says, remember they are not happy pills, they are to treat depression and bring you back to some kind of normal state, not a permanenly happy one which many people falsely believe. sometimes because of depression it is hard to see or think clearly about things tht are troubling us or we cant express ourselves right due to that all so horrible 'numb' feeling, and the anti-depressant can help, alongside the counselling. If you have been suffering your gp will probably perscribe you anti-depressants, esp as this seeems to have been going on a while and you have tried other forms of treatment. People younger than yourself have been perscribed them. I was suffering at your age and wish i had gotten help sooner as i am now 20 and only involved professionals when i was 19.
I think you have tried other methods and sound like a really intellegent young woman and it is possible that anti-depressants may work for you. i am glad you are going to see your doctor to talk things through though. At the moment i am still trying to find an anti-depressants that works for me, it can be a bit of a trial and error situation but i hope you find some way, whether it be through drugs, therapy etc to help feel better because depression is so hard to suffer with, especially at a young age, as i have experienced too
best of luck
xxxx