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Serious question and sorry if it's a dumb one but does anyone think they'll be a cure/Better meds in the future for depression? Or at the least a better understanding ...I'm scared for my babies, I have 5 children and I know sometimes depression can be hereditary and I would give absolutely anything to assure that none of them suffer. X
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lucy1969 dondons
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I seriously hope so dondons.
My son suffers with anxiety, depression and self harming. It started when he was 10 and he was caught behind the shed on the school playing field at lunchtime sellotaping a plastic bag over his head. I only found out about it later as the headmaster promised him he wouldn't tell anyone!
Between the ages of 15 and 19 things were awful for him. I really thought we would lose him despite the medication and therapy. Luckily he began to come back to us when he started an apprenticeship which he loved. He's now 21 and doing OK, but he's still fragile and doesn't cope with stress well.
I hate the thought that this may be something he inherited from me. I just hope that treatment gets better for him and all the other youngsters whose lives are going to be tough enough without a mental health issue...
a42352 dondons
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Definitely not a dumb one! It's my belief that if the majority of sufferers of depression were men - far more would have been done and done a long time ago!!! Some statistics say 4 times more women suffer from depression than men. Problems men have, have usually been given more attention than women's. Let's hope that the balance continues to change and in the case of depression, as well as other mental health issues, a more concentrated effort is given to helping solve these debilitating problems.
I do appreciate that it's a tough problem to solve because of the unsolved intracies of the mind and complications with medications. Just in reading postings here....... it's clear many people have a difficult time finding a drug(s) that works to help them. I guess we just have to try and think positive, no matter how hard it is and it is very hard from my perspective.
phyllis11904 dondons
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I feel like I'm cured. I do take meds, but I feel great. Depression does not run in my family and I never dealt with clinical depression until I was in my sixties.
dondons phyllis11904
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I really hope they do. Only time will tell I guess? It's a complicated illness though isn't it? X
amanda35274 dondons
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Hi dondon. I believe a lot of mine personally is linked to hormones some clinical nature&nurture. Happened years ago with any contraceptives then hospitalisation in a psychi ward when pregnant with my daughter and now thru early menopause. So. I know thats only part of it in my case. The rest is nurture or lack of in childhood. Hopefully more awareness and research will be done and finished before your cherubs grow. I worry about my daughter too. Shes nearly 14 my world. But shud i have had a child just to be a mum with my screwed up brain ?? Cant ever make up for it if it happens & ill never forgive myself if she suffers. So i know how how u feel xxxx
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