This article brings home the point that it takes a long time to find the right medication combination for you. Which neurotransmitter needs fixing? More than one? Maybe you need electroconvulsive therapy, which has improved in recent years. But sometimes, you need a dramatic environmental change, which is not mentioned here. Sometimes, you need to retreat into an enclosed, controlled environment, which takes all the stresses of daily life away. And that costs money and family sacrifice. It takes a long time for people to come to terms with giving patients like this the right treatement.