Originally Posted by
Tony barrett 
Hi i'm still not smoking or even tempted but still much more depressed than usual, I'm considering going to the doctors, if prescribed anti-depressants will i feel any better or do they take a while to start working? i'm really not sure if it would be wise.
I haven't eaten properly since i've stoped smoking weed and i'v been up all day and night and am still awake. This is getting really hard and i'm feeling like the real world without drugs is no better.
They take a while to start working the way they should, I think it's a couple of weeks before you notice the effects, but your doc will be able to fill you in better.
I have a friend who was just like you - this is going back 8 or so years ago; most others didn't understand his depression and thought he was just attention seeking, talking about suicide all the time, really, really low - he also smoked lots of weed.
After about 3-4 weeks on anti-depressants and ditching weed, everybody noticed the change in him - he got a job, started socialising more, made new friends outside his old network - he went to college in the end, became a chef - he's married now with 2 kids and doing great
He was 23 at the time, round about the same age as you.
Get yourself down to the docs, get something sorted out for your depression - that's priority number 1.
Once you're feeling better, you'll be in a much better position to consider your future - and you'll have new motivation and energy to do it.
The world is waiting for you mate, all you have to do is get the ball rolling.
