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About & What's New

Hello, my name is Aquinas and I'd like to welcome you to this site. I, like 25 million other Americans, suffer from Depression. I have been diagnosed with Severe Major Depressive Disorder and struggle with it every day. When I found out a few weeks ago that this was what was wrong with me, I went searching on the Internet for information so I could make an informed decision as to what I should do and how I could cope. My full story will be in the Personal Stories section sometime very soon. But in short, I've created this page to try and put the best resources I could find all in one place so maybe I can help others who are struggling with this disease.

What's New?

July 1, 1997

General Web Sites

  • National Institute of Mental Health
    This is a great site for information on depression and other mental illnesses. Lots of online resources as well as addresses to order free pamphlets about mental illness.

  • The Pendulum Resource List
    Great place for information on bipolar or manic depressive disorder.

    Mental Health Net

    This is an excellent place to get top quality information!

  • Depression.com
    This site opens July 1 and promises to be a high quality site...keep checking!

    National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

    Medication and Treatment Info

  • Antidepressant Medications FAQ
    The Hypericum Homepage
    Many people are wondering about St John's Wort (Hypericum). This site is a great source of information on this herbal depression remedy.

    Info on Nortriptyline (Pamelor, Aventyl)
    Since this is the antidepressant that I take, I have some links that have information that is specifically on Nortriptyline or the tricyclic family.

    Tricyclic Antidepressants

  • Pamelor - Patient Information
  • Pamelor

    Personal Stories

    This area contains links to stories and personal homepages of people who want to share their struggles with depression. If you wish to submit a story or link to your personal story or homepage, please e-mail me at aquinas@usa.net.

    Healerguide's Homepage -The Journey into Healing
    This site deals with personal recovery and growth for rape survivors. Very good site!

    The View from the Inside
    This is a really great site....don't miss it!

  • This Girl's Life

    Newsgroups/IRC/Mailing Lists

    Newsgroups

    alt.support.depression

    The newsgroup alt.support.depression, affectionately known as ASD by those of us who frequent it, is a wonderful place to go for support and advice from those people who are going through depression also. I recommend lurking (that's just reading) posts for awhile to get used the flavor of the group, then jump in whenever you feel comfortable. There are two sub-newsgroups to ASD.

  • soc.support.depression.misc
  • soc.support.depression.treatment
  • soc.support.depression.crisis
  • soc.support.depression.family
  • soc.support.depression.manic
  • soc.support.depression.seasonal

    These are newer groups that don't have many postings. But in time, I think they'll be worth reading so keep a close eye on them.

    IRC

    There are several good channels dealing with depression on the Undernet IRC Network. Below are two of the best:

    Mailing Lists

  • Walkers in Darkness
    The following description is taken from their welcome letter:

  • Mailing List for Friends and Family of Depressives
    To subscribe, send an e-mail to majordomo@truespectra.com with the words subscribe guides in the message body.
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