Over the course of my history with mental illness, I've tried a myriad of drugs, and I've experienced a multitude of side effects. Dizziness. Tremors. Dry mouth. Insomnia. Sluggishness. Weight gain. Weight loss. One even gave me tics along the right side of my body! (I discontinued that one right away.) But none has produced a side effect as peculiar as this one — It makes carbonated beverages taste like fart. I'm not joking here. Some users say carbonated drinks now taste flat. Others say metallic. To me, and some others, carbonated drinks now taste like fart. At first, I didn't believe it. I even got a large Diet Coke from McDonald's (didn't you know their Coke tastes better?) to prove them wrong. Gag. It tasted horrible.  :cry:  I was devastated. I love Diet Coke....

I was first diagnosed with major depression in college, at the age of 20. Since then, I have gotten better and I have gotten worse. I have been in and out of therapy. I have been on and off meds. But I have never been with the same therapist for more than a few months. Until now, that is. Currently, at the age of 36 — 16 years(!) after my first diagnosis — I have met someone with whom I truly click with, who actually gives me advice and not just the "So how does that make you feel?" spiel that so many other therapists fall back on, who isn't afraid to call me out on my B.S., gives me things to think...