I saw her tonight and for a while, she seemed to have trouble completing some sentences to the point that I had to say the words that she is searching for. This has been going on for some time.

She admitted after months of seeing a shrink that the shrink told her that taking Welbutrin may have 'messed' up her memory. Her gynecologist started prescribing this antidepressant! The shrink just continued prescribing it without really evaluating the type of depression she has.

I know that diagnosing depression is extremely tricky. But this shrink is supposedly an expert on depression and medication.

I also thought to ask did she ever get a written warning about her performance or behavior. She said just a verbal one.

I worked for the state all my adult life and things may be different in the private sector, but a state employee was required to have at least one written warning .

My friend does not even seem to really be aware of the mess she is in since she bought a house last year and is a lot of debt (which is a sign of depression).

I am urging her to contact a labor attorney. It also looks like she might have grounds for mal-practice against the shrink if he knowingly kept giving her medication that screwed her up.

I know that she was a very different person before she went to the shrink and I have begged her to get off the anti depressants or at least go to another doctor because her current one isn't worth _______________.

This is starting to sound like one of these 'I got busted' stories-to unbelievable. Even I am having trouble believing what has happened.

The only relative that lives near and might care is a half-sister about 2 hours away who does not have a clue what is going on. I keep asking if she has called her sister and she keeps putting it off. I tried to call the sister but my friend gave me the wrong number. This was about 2 months ago when all this trouble began.

I used to have to locate people as part of my former job and guess I will have to find her sister on my on.

This post has turned out longer and stranger than I ever expected and each day is beginning to feel like an episode of the Twilight Zone with the Keystone Kops thrown in.

At this point, other than trying to get a lawyer so she might get a job in the company at her old pay grade, trying to help her get out of this mental fog , and getting hold of her sister, I am out of ideas.

Any new ones are appreciated unless there is nothing else that I haven't thought of.