[sugarssweetpea]

I do not think that you are out of line at all. The first time I thought about suicide I was 12. I never told my parents or anyone. Then, I had a severe panic attack (I did not know what it was at the time) at age 16. I told my mom about it after the fact & she hugged me & told me to go to bed & it would be better in the morning. Any time after that (even into my 20's) that I would be in a depressive episode, & would talk about talking to a psychiatrist or getting on meds, she would always play it down, say I had no reason to be depressed & I just needed to stop thinking that way.

So needless to say, I have not & will not tell any of my family that I am on Effexor. I do not see the point in dealing with that. I have prayed about everything from talking to a counselor to the meds & I feel totally at peace with my decision. I do not need the input from my family.