It's about time we had a thread of our own ;)
I'm Sarah, I'm 21, I'm currently at university. I was diagnosed with recurrent, unipolar depression (or Major Depressive Disorder) when I was 18, but I've probably been suffering from it since I was 15. Apparently I have a 'treatment resistant' form. Which basically means I've tried more than three medications and lots of therapy and nothing has significantly improved my symptoms so far.
Efexor (Venlafaxine) keeps me well enough to attend uni - i.e. it stops me being so depressed that all I do is lie in bed planning how to kill myself - but I still haven't got my old life back yet. But it's work in progress I guess.
By the way I have a blog about mental illness in general but when I get around to it it's going to mainly be about living with major depression since that's what I have personal experience of. If anyone wants to check it out it's
http://hard-to-swallow.blogspot.com