"i have had clinical depression since i was a young child. i am now almost 24 and i don&#039;t think i&#039;ve ever been happy, for more than a few weeks at a time, in my entire life. i have been on zoloft and wellbutrin in the past that did not help at all. i have been on brintellix for a little over 6 months now and it has changed my life. i&#039;m a better wife, mother and a significantly better college student. for the first time in my life i feel alive. there are no longitudinal studies on this new drug which makes me nervous. side effects were severe for about 3 weeks and my insurance doesn&#039;t cover this very expensive drug(why i rated 9/10). ultimately, brintellix changed my life. i didn&#039;t think i would ever be happy."