i'm a young stroke survivor. i had a stroke over 1 1/2 years ago in december 2005. i did everything right. i was not diagnosed until october 2006. time lost is brain lost. it's horrible. i hate those "time lost is brain lost" commercials. i know it's important for people to recognize the signs of strokes. it's an insult to me because i was a mystery for so long. anyway, i was fortunate to recover fully, physically. but i never recovered from the complication that it did to my clinical depression. i had treatment-resistant depression since i was 20. i had a good medication that kept it manageable until i had my stroke, which messed up the effectiveness. ever since, i haven't able to find the right treatment for my condition. i've been living in pure hell since. wish i could get relief.