[nandm]

Is your MD considering starting you on a different SSRI? I have high blood pressure and am on Cymbalta which works well for me. Just a thought to consider if you find that you wind up back into a depression without the SSRI. There are several types of depression but the main two general categories are chemical and situational. If you have a chemical depression then your body does not produce enough of the chemicals needed for the brain to keep you from being depressed. Situational depression is what many alcoholics/drug addicts have when they stop drinking. It is centered around life's problems and usually clears once the immediate problems are cleared up. Good luck to you and I sincerely hope your depression is situational as I would not wish chemical depression on my worst enemy.