I took Prozac for six months. That was no good- too sleepy all the time. And it only worked on the depression a bit.
Then I took Cymbalta. For about two years. Terrible sexual side effects- lost the ability to orgasm. Nausea too. But it worked very well on the depression.
I'm now trying an interesting combination instead of the Cymbalta:
1. St. John's Wart supplements (0.3% Hypericin)
2. Cognitive therapy (from the David Burns' "Feeling Good" book)
3. The
Russian "spanking therapy" (really!) Now they have started referring to it as "whipping therapy", but it's really gentler than that word implies.
All I can say is that it seems to be working great. The cognitive therapy stuff is really mind-opening- I think it's the only way to "cure" depression.
The "spank therapy" works surprisingly well. I was thinking of putting a website together about it, and I would if I could figure out how to make a bit of money to reimburse my time.