[EricT.]

In fact, maybe this lady might wake up and realize what a pain in the butt she is if people have to write these kinds of notes about her.

This attitude may very well be one of the root causes of her problems in the first place.

Long ago, I was treated for clinical depression. Looking back at it, I was just feeling sorry for myself at the time. Everyone else I have met that is being treated for depression or anxiety is skirting the real issues in their lives, which are almost always self-inflicted. Instead of dealing with the real problem, the psychiatrists love to hand out pills and string these folks along. I quit using the Prozac "crutch" and dealt with my problems head-on. I've never been happier than I have been these last few years.

[TXBubba]

I can see some physical things (hormones and such) leading people to depression, but like you said, a lot of it has nothing to do with things pills will solve.

As a side, my MIL is moving to Texas and her Dr. has put her on Prozac for nerves. Since starting it she has lost weight and seems a lot more flighty. I don't think she even needs it. Of course she is going to have anxiety. She is making a big move. But I think the drugs are making things worse.