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The subject of depression and PD is perennial. Some years ago I posted the following as a gentle reminder that whilst it is arguable that 100% of PWP look depressed it is a matter of record that only 40-60% are depressed. Or to put that another way 40-60% of PWP do not experience long term depression. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ok - who hid the Prozac -------------------------------------- Thoughts on being told that everyone with Parkinson's will suffer from Clinical Depression (Note: There is a school of thought, to which I don't subscribe, which sees clinical depression as an inevitable companion to Parkinson's Disease. One of its adherents suggested that it would be a good idea for all PWP to keep antidepressants around "just in case" ) I'm starting to get really excited. I'm not depressed. Sad at times, given to wishing things were different at times, but not depressed. Questions crowd me: * Does this mean I don't have Parkinson's Disease? * Does this mean I do have Parkinson's Disease but someone else got my share of depression? * Does this mean that I am wrong in believing that sadness is a legitimate emotion in its own right? * Am I doing a Stevie Smith (Not waving, but drowning)? * If I convince myself that I'm too happy to have Parkinson's Disease, but then find out I really do have Parkinson's Disease, will I, at last get depressed? Wait a minute----all these questions have really got me worried. Hey! Was that the tiniest tendril of depression slipping into the back of my mind? Yes---Yes it is----I belong again. Now then, where are those antidepressants I kept around "just in case"? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dennis Greene 50/dx 37/ onset 32 There's nothing wrong with me that dealing with PD won't fix! email - [log in to unmask] Website - http://members.networx.net.au/~dennisg/ (most recent update - Feb 2000) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++