I am 57 years old and I have a problem of depression from the age of 24. I have gone through this phase in life every time i had to change a job. last was in 2007 when I was advised divaa od 1000 for 5 years by a new psychiatric. I could not contact him  and changed it to divaa od 500 after 4 years. Now I feel  better and stopped it all together. Have I done the right thing? what are the side effects and how to cope with them? Please help. Thanks
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