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My father Don 62years has had PD for 20 years and has had fairly mild depression on and off since he has had PD. In the last 4 months it has become major depression requiring a couple of hospital admissions, he has been in again for 3 weeks this time. They tried ECT which worked for a short time then created more problems than it fixed. They are now trying him on antidepressants (Venlafaxine? not sure of the spelling) we are waiting to see if this works. My mother is finding this very difficult to cope with and feels that their future together looks very bleak. I was wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and is able to offer advice or thoughts that give Mum some hope for the future. Mum copes very well with Dad's physical symptoms and is a wonderful carer but she is finding the depression very hard to cope with. Leanne McGillivray