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I am happy for you that your cd was diagnosed and cured. I do not intend to argue the point, I only will restate the obvious. Cd is not a brain disorder that can be*cured*. It is a condition that can be helped, however, by medicine and by psychiatiatric counseling. It is as all have stated in the past day, truly a hell to be in. No amount of nutrition can solve it any more than exercise or sleep or ignoring it . It is a fact that we face each morning and that we go to bed knowing it will still be there the next day. There are degrees of cd, and of course all of the things I mentioned will help...but they will not cure it nor make it go away. Only meds will alleviate the symptoms and counseling help to understand why you have the feelings you have. If vitamins or keeping busy were the right answers why then would suicide seem a better alternative? To know that there is another way to feel : To wake up one morning and find the dark tunnel is gone, just as my doctor promised, is a miracle well worth the work it took to find it and the pill I take to keep it away. BTW.. I had 3 months of twice weekly counseling and then was referred to a psychiatrist/neurologist for treatment when meds seemed appropriate. He insisted that I be part of all the decisions from the beginning for my mental health. This included the choice of the family of antidepressants which Prozac represented. I was lucky, it worked just as promised, and continues to work at the lowest dosage. *Seattle* Audrey friend of pwp aussie John 49/42/38? ---- Original Message ----- From: " Sinead Aungier" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 2:46 AM Subject: depression > > I had true clinical depression for several years and know all about it and > > drugs did me no good. I got out of it by eating foods high in vitamin C, > > such as potatoes, brocolli and cutting out foods that rob you of vitamins > > and also by maintaining a moderate body temperature. The medical > > profession know very little about depression and I had to get out of it > > myself. I find that when you're busy and achieving things this gives you > > a natural high which can only be good for you rather that being stuck in > > your thoughts thinking about your problems, which only reinforces this bad > > mental habit. > > > Sinead >