Clinical depression (the kind that goes beyond "I'm so depressed that Christina Aguilar colored her hair" ) is more common that most people know. Even some doctors don't take it seriously.

I took prozac for a number of years. For me, I needed the smallest dose made just once a day. A dear friend needed a much higher dose and took it two times a day. Everyone needs to be monitored by a doctor no matter what the drug or amount.

After a couple years of prozac, I tried going off the meds, but I just wasn't ready. I tried two more times, but each time the symptoms came back. Then, I was just ready. I can't say what changed, but it worked.

Being diagnosed and getting proper treatment turned my whole life around. It's brain chemistry, not a personality flaw.