"i&#039;ve suffered with depression for most of my life. i&#039;d taken prozac for almost 20 years and decided to try something else because of the sexual side effects. that started a 5 year nightmare of drugs and severe side effects. so i quit taking pills and tried to go it alone. after a year without medication i lost contact with my friends and most of my family, no longer went out for enjoyment, stopped writing and generally just comforted myself with tv. i finally went back to my doctor a week ago and he put me on nortriptyline 10mg. the first two days were a painful introduction of lethargy and dizzyspells. on the third day my world had changed. i&#039;m talking to people, making plans, cleaning. after a week the sadness and death fantasy&#039;s are gone"