He is 67 years old and on Paxil 20 mg q day. I had to lie about that to get him to take it. He's lost 60 lbs. From 180 lbs. Oh - that's tough.
Depression is very common among the elderly.
In fact, white males over the age of 65 are in the highest age group for completed suicide. So - this is a major problem. I thought we'd end with this question, though. Now - there is a milder form of depression called dysthymia that many people live with all the time. That is not so serious - it just ones life kinda miserable but people with it can function.