Do I need a new approach for long-term depression?

Hi,

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Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. I have read your question carefully and can understand how upsetting this must be for you. This is especially true if your father has had a good initial response to treatment.

For stage 3B lung cancer, doctors usually give chemotherapy followed by radiation to try to control the tumour in the chest. By the time it is diagnosed, however, there may be tiny cancer cells somewhere else in the body. These cells are typically too small to be seen on scans, and can grow over time, allowing the cancer to spread months after treatment.

Lung cancer often spreads to the spine. Cancer cells can also circulate in the blood and take root in the bones. That does not mean that the previous treatment was useless. Even if treatment controls the primary lung tumour, cancer can still spread to other parts of the body.

There are often no obvious signs that a cancer is spreading. Metastatic disease is when lung cancer has spread to the spine. I am 43 and have been diagnosed with depression for about 7 years.

Depression is still part of my life every day, even though I’m on my third antidepressant. I often have to cancel plans, miss work deadlines, and rely on my wife and kids to do things I normally do myself. And for that reason, I’m more and more guilty, and it’s hard to deal with.

Is this constant feeling of being a burden a common symptom of major depressive disorder, or might it be an indicator of something else that requires a different kind of treatment?

My depression has been around for such a long time and has not gotten much better. Do you think it would be a good idea to go over my treatment plan and make some changes or try something new?

Help me, please.

Thank you.