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I'd be on an anti-depressant in a heart beat, but I can't while on breast cancer medication. There's only one, Effexor, that doesn't interfere with the efficacy of the bc med, but the side effects were terrible, so I quickly came off of it. I'm considering coming off of my bc meds, so that I can go ...

:) thank you, but I do light therapy every morning, along with walking etc. Don't know why this bout of depression isn't getting better...could be that I may have to be on my bc meds for an additional 5 years, when I thought I'd be off of them in December, leaving the door open for me to take an ant...

I've suffered from panic/anxiety disorder and depression for over 20 years. I'm currently on clonazepam for panic, and have been on it for almost 20 years. My depression is getting worse....it's usually awful during the winter months, but I've always been able to 'buck' up come this time of year. No...