"after a severe injury in the workplace, i hit rock bottom, depressed, suicidal, hopeless, really sad.
i didn&#039;t understand what was going on, like someone else was at the wheel and i had to go along on this scary ride.
i needed help so went to a psychiatrist who diagnosed clinical depression, this was a relief to hear and separated me from the weirdo driving!
took 2 years of counseling and different medicines to find the right one, for me it is pristiq. i have been on it for 8 years and now work full time. i think it takes a while for the user to live with an anti-depressant medication, i read and hear of many who want out after 2-4 years, but i found that just hanging in there is the way to go. 
i see myself as complete now, no side effects."