Hi Vicky,I have been on anti-depressants for more than a year to cure my severe depression after my cancer treatment. The medicine prescribed by my psychiatrist is Remeron (Mirtazapine). According to my doctor, it is a relatively new medicine more suitable to me as it does not worsen my mouth dryness. I tolerated it very well and the only side effect was weight gain, which in fact was what I needed. It didn't work immediately but took at least a month to see the expected effect on my mental state. That was a critical moment because the patient's depression might get worse. My depression was in fact treated in the hospital for about a month with the psychiatrist counselling me every day. I always told others that depression is sometimes more frightening than the cancer itself.

Karen