- Grandparents and depression in family

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I have been thinking the same thing about my husband. I have recently

spoken to him about seeing a therapist or going on a low dose of an

SSRI, but he refuses. He says the problem is HER, and it is

situational, not chemical. I told him that he needs to be the best

that he can be so he can help her. This is not working. He comes

from a family of medical people, and it is very ironic that he has to

react this way.

He is generally a positive person, but lately has been different.

Maybe he would be more willing to try SAM-E or another natural

supplement.

I am taking care of myself this year. My main goal was to avoid

depression for me. Last year, I did not deal well and I did get

depressed. We have a son with Asperger's too.

Did you say that anafranil worked best for your kids? What side

effects did they have? I know this is an option for my daughter. I

don't know anyone on it, but I hear that it is underperscribed for

OCD and it often works better than the SSRI's. Do you know anything

about nortrytoline?

ANyway, thanks for your support. I will talk with him some more and

see if he can accept his inability to deal lately. Men are so

difficult that way. Thanks. Ellen