I've seen the black dog before, always brings a tear to my eye. It's ace.
I tried citalopram, did bog all for me. Sertraline, on the other hand, works really well for me. Never had a problem coming off it, but the side effects to start with are a bit grim. I'm not sure that pills on their own have ever made me well. What they have done is create the space or give me enough lift to do the work to get at the underlying cause. Which s where the meditation/mindfulness comes in to play.
Depression, seems to me, to be a catch all title for a group of similar signs and symptoms indicating an illness but that that illness is as unique to each person as each person is (does that make ANY sense?). So a successful treatment for one person won't necessarily work for another.
In other news I did an abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory with my GP. Scored 68/75 which basically means I'm absolutely burned, something I've suspected for a while.
Cach you later guys. Onwards and upwards. Be kind to yourselves.

Carps, I stopped taking citalopram at night for similar reasons. I've been back to the doctor recently because I've been struggling rather a lot of late (as usual, AKG noticed months ago and I dutifully paid too little attention to her) and I'm going to start giving mirtazapine a go in the new year which means I've got to spend the next three weeks reducing my dose of the current medication. That should lead to a really relaxed Christmas period... Fortunately, it also means that I'll be on holiday and AKG can throw me out of the house to do some marathon training.

I have what I expect to be a deeply unpleasant day at work tomorrow. (No, I'm not going into details.) Your thoughts and prayers would be much appreciated.

Thoughts and prayers with you LWR

GP, yes, that makes total sense. And I've never heard of the Maslach Inventory before.

I am feeling quite sad tonight thinking about life and missed opportunities

(((Edina))) xxx