Hey Sweetie, what you are describing is depression. You have a chemical imbalance your brain (you have no control over) and it sends mixed signals and makes you sad, unhappy, nothings fun anymore.....you definately need to go back to your Dr. Sometimes it takes different meds until you find the right one that will "balance" you. It took me 7 different meds and 8 years.....hopefully you can find one a lot faster. Do you remember what you were taking? I know 37.5 effexor has worked wonders for me. I can still function and I don't have the highs and lows as before and not crying all the damned time. It kinda makes everything level.....make sense? PM me if you'd like!

I think it will take a little time to work up the nerve to tell my parents that I'm not actually better, but you're probably right--it's the best thing to do.

thanks for the advice! it meant a lot to me.

More than welcome and anytime...

hey if you ever need to talk :] im here ok?

Have you tried cbt? It has changed my life dramatically more than I ever thought anything could. I highly recommend cbt for panic, anxiety and depression. If you don't want to see a therapist pick up a copy of been there, done that? Do this! By sam obitz and start doing the tea form exercise in it. We used this book in my cbt group. Take care and know you can get better if you learn to think more objectively about your symptoms through the cbt exercises. The more you work on the exercises the more relief you get. Good luck!

Hekate, did you try my advice? I hope you are feeling better and let me know if you have any questions?

OMG!
Drugs are NOT the answer!

I cant believe these people are telling you to take drugs and then acting like they care about you.
There is no simple answer...everyone has to find one that works for them.

Try to find joy in life naturally before you go back to a doctor that doesn't actually want you to get well.

Can you clarify what you mean by 'naturally' please? It sounds suspiciously like 'pull yourself together and count your blessings' to me and as anyone with true depression will tell you, that just isn't possible. That's like telling an asthmatic not to use their inhalers but try to 'breathe through' an attack. Nonsense.

Sometimes medicine is needed to get you right - there's no shame in it and it doesn't have to be forever.

To the op - I totally understand how you're feeling, please tell your parents, it will help you I promise and you WILL get better, it just takes us time to get there

As i am sure many of you know all a medicine is a naturally occurring chemical that has been taken, enhanced and sold for way to more than it would ever take to make it.
Find out what is in the midicine that works for you, and where you can get the same thing that corrects the imbalance. i have been dealing with the same deal you are for almost 9 years, and have never taken any meds, i have found ways to take care of myself.
Anyone that tells you the medicine will cure you most likely didnt have chronic deppression, as that is for the most part uncurable, the chemical imbalance in that case doesnt have any cause, and will have been noticed at a certain age.
Also remember the most important thing about the meds, they may make it worse, if you dont feel better you should tell your parents, and quite possibly stop taking them, i have had more friends commit suicide then i would like to remember and of those more than half were on pills. so whatever way you decide just be careful, and dont do anything stupid

Well I am depressed a lot but lately I have not been. Try to find some new friends and enjoy there company. This is proven by me that a good close best friend will always make you feel much better.

you're an angel


makes me wanna find that someone eventually...

Not that I was planning on calling it a day but it really does take heartache to build strong character

Please don't go all Tom Cruise on other people who need meds to handle mental illness, you say yourself that "everyone has to find what works for them". Some of us DO have a chemical imbalance, and our doctors know how to treat it. Making a sweeping statement about drugs like that is ridiculous.