me too diesel- think i'm going to schedule an appointment this week.
I believe depressed people have lower levels of seratonin in their brain and taking an SSRI anti-depressents will increase their seratonin levels --> happy happy joy joy.
You shouldn't worry about being on them for the rest of your life. I think only really severely depressed individuals need to do that.
Most people who experience normal depression are put on an SSRI for 6 months to kind of kickstart your brain into producing normal serontonin levels again. I don't wan't to be dependent on something like this either.
I've been giving this alot of thought and think an SSRI like paxil or zoloft would be good. I don't think anti-anxiety (benzos) like valium or xanax would do much good in the long run...they will just kind of zonk you out temporarily.
Keep me updated on what happens.
Take care bro