Does anyone suffer from depression, and has medication helped you or are you still dealing with it?

Question:

I take Paxil and if I miss a day, when I sleep, I cannot breathe while sleeping. I have massive sleep apnea. But I do feel better when I am on paxil. Has anyone had lifetime depression? I have depression because of a parent.

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Same thing here. The medication has helped. I'm taking a variety of medicines: wellbutrin, lamictal, ability, effexor and klonopin (for panic attacks). I am getting better, but I'm not there yet. You have to keep taking your medicine if you want to get better. I have found that support groups can be really helpful. I've taken classes in how to be assertive, not aggressive. I can't talk to either of my parents, but these have helped me to say no to something when I don't want to. I'm a people pleaser and found myself saying yes when I didn't want to just to make somebody happy. My depression started about a year ago and I think my job and health triggered it. Remember this is a physical illness. You can't fix yourself. Going off your medicine can actually make you start to have suicidal thoughts. Hang in there. It gets better.

i dont have this problem however i know many people who feel better after doing meditation

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