I've been thinking about this post for most of the day... how do I reply to it?...

First, I think it is important to accept that depression is a medical condition. "the blues" aren't they're normal healthy emotional fluctuation... depression is. You will not fix depression with eating fish or B vitamins. Would you skip your Mestinon for MG if that's what you've got controlling it? The medications for depression re-balance your brain chemistry and need to be tuned in association with a physician (or psychiatrist). Depression is as much of a disease as MG is and I think if you are suffering from it, you should deal with it in the same manner as you deal with MG ... with Doctors' assistance.

I am dealing with mild depression. I went through a lot when MG hit me; I had finally got my career to the point that I was working for for a long time and suddenly got broad-sided by this horribly confusing condition; hospitalized and unable to do what I had been driving for. I was used to being able to take on as much overtime as my company was willing to give me to pay off our debts and save for special vacations, that was gone too. I suddenly couldn't even carry the damn groceries in from the car. I was experiencing lots of anger and self-pity needless to say. My wife came with me to speak with my doctor during one visit; my doctor immediately diagnosed depression and made it clear it was nothing unusual given what I was going through. With medication, it has been improved. I still occasionally have "blue" days, but I'm not dealing with depression crushing me anymore. It is being controlled as any medical condition should be, with the help of my medical team.

I hope any of you experiencing depression do not let it build in you... work with your medical team and get it under control. Medicated or non-medicated remission is possible with depression just like it is possible with MG.