Re: What is depression?

You can also be depressed without being unhappy, it takes a long time to figure out that you have depression. In my case it showed as no energy and be happy just to watch MCNBC and follow the stockmarket the whole day long. For 40 years the doctors gave me amphetamines and I did fine. 15 years ago I added anti-depressants. Since starting cleaning my body and changing my lifestyle I have been now off medication since Oct'04. I am still not overly active but certainly don't need medication anymore.
Just feeling blue once inawhile is not depression, everybody goes through it. Just normal ups and downs of life.