[mlbford2]

My wife and mom are on Paxil (sp?). It totally changed my wife from an intovert to an extrovert. She doesnt' take sh*t from her boss or anyone else for that matter (me included) and does not get as anxious about tests, bills etc. Her quality of life is 1000% better. She wasn't a loon or anything before Paxil, but definately had some small to medium issues that I am convinced were physiologically-chemically oriented.
There is no reason to go through life not banging on all cylinders.

[prairiebreeze]

Agreed. In the past, suffering and such pleasantries as ECT or insulin shock treatment were standard. (ECT is still used sometimes for example in severe manic-depression that doesn't respond to medication.)

The new anti-depressant meds are God sends. Abraham Lincolm is said to have suffered with depression. Mary Lincoln probably too.

Prairie