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• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 29 and under >> Interview 18 >> Having taken the antidepressant 'Seroxat' she says could make better sense of her experience of attempting suicide after visiting the BBC Panorama web

Became depressed while looking after a friend with depression. Believes Seroxat contributed to her suicide attempt. With counselling and new medication (venlafaxine 150mg/day) she is getting better.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 55-64 >> Interview 28 >> Did not like her consultant psychiatrist who did not seem to listen to her complaints about medication, and she was cynical about the influence of dru

Multiple severe bouts of depression/ 'euphoria', most recently in 95. Has been hospitalised and had Electroconvulsive Therapy. Most helpful approaches include the drug venlafaxine (75mg/day), music, poetry and spiritual healing.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 30-39 >> Interview 04 >> Found he could not ejaculate or have an orgasm on Seroxat (paroxetine), but the side effect was only temporary, and the benefit was he was no longer d

Has responded very well to Prozac (20mg/day) and cognitive behavioural therapy.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 29 and under >> Interview 18 >> After starting Seroxat (paroxetine), found she was 'sleeping too much', felt dazed, had 'head shocks' and visual hallucinations. (Played by an actor)

Became depressed while looking after a friend with depression. Believes Seroxat contributed to her suicide attempt. With counselling and new medication (venlafaxine 150mg/day) she is getting better.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 29 and under >> Interview 18 >> Believes Seroxat contributed to her suicide attempt. With counselling and new medication (venlafaxine 150mg/day) she was getting better. (Played by an

Became depressed while looking after a friend with depression. Believes Seroxat contributed to her suicide attempt. With counselling and new medication (venlafaxine 150mg/day) she is getting better.

• Mental health >> Depression >> Age 30-39 >> Interview 04 >> Believes he has a chemical imbalance and that the benefits of antidepressants outweigh potential long terms problems. (Played by an actor)

Has responded very well to Prozac (20mg/day) and cognitive behavioural therapy.