I was recently diagnosed with Chornic Depression, and one of the things my doctor mentioned is that Adult Men with Autism (me) are at a much higher risk for Depression.

I made this thread for two reasons:

  1. How many of you are in the same boat? I’m not medicated yet, but I’ll be having a meeting with my GP today to discuss options. I’m curious what other’s experiences have been like. What medications worked for you? Which ones were awful?

  2. Awareness. I have a feeling this is known to most of you, but if you’re struggling and haven’t considered that Depression may be at play, it’s something to consider. I wasn’t suicidal, but was getting close. I don’t want to see any of you go through that, or worse.

  • JokeDeityEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’ve been struggling for years with just going to see a doctor. I don’t know why that is so hard for me, but my life would be infinitely better if I could get out of it.

    • Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I completely relate to that. It took me a year to get the nerve for a simple blood test.

      All I can say is once I did it, I started feeling a lot better. I felt like I was actively doing something, instead of waiting for the world to fix it for me.