A personal note from Dr. Gagnon to anyone struggling through depression.

I understand depression. I've been there and back. For you today it's probably an awful heavy feeling that seems to pull you down into a physical, mental and emotional abyss of woeful anguish. It seems that no matter how hard you try, you just cannot climb out of your misery. But there is hope.

Sometimes you feel so downhearted that you just cannot imagine ever getting your life together again. On occasion, you could get so desperate that you may even think of suicide. You haven't done that yet because somewhere in your heart there is an expectation that these feeling will pass. And with the right help they will!

Doing something, anything feels like a major chore but somehow you lumber on. If you're lucky no one notices while you try to keep a smile on your face. Sometimes you wonder if life is going to always be like this. You think that maybe, just perhaps, this is "normal" and the heavyness in your heart will always be there. But like any other pain, you want it to go away soon.

You visit your medical doctor and he prescribes antidepressants with a plethora of negative side effects. Some side effects are worse than the problem you have. Sometimes taking the prescription helps but you never really feel like yourself because the "black cloud" of your depression still lingers. Medications are designed to mask not cure the depression.

Not all depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. Sometimes it's a combination of chemical imbalance and the circumstances of life. The cause of depression for many people is not a chemical imbalance but situations, problems or troubles coming up from the past that haunt you without mercy. Sometimes it's just present day troubles that you just can't find an acceptable solution for. How do you know if your depression is chemically induced? Get rid of the emotional hurts of the past first then see how you feel.

On medications or not, until you get free of your troubles, nothing much is going to change and your depression will always be lurking around the corner of your mind. It's like being on a roller coaster at the top of the hill just waiting for the drop. That's a difficult way to live.

Now I urge you to take some action on your behalf. This is about you and how you want to live the rest of your life. Let's clear the old baggage quickly and easily so you can have the life you want. I can help you get there.

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