Thoughts On Depression

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I was diagnosed with major depression in the early 2000's, although I had been suffering from chronic depression most of my life. I found it difficult to find a medication that helped my mood. I am now on two but wonder why sometimes because I am continually in a rather melancholy mood. I went through six or seven different medications at one time with no help. The side effects were too intense and I quit each one after several months of trial. To be honest I am rather afraid to quit taking either of the two anti-depressants because where might my mood go if I did? I have done some research and some interesting results. In the lower middle area(side view) of the brain, in the brain stem and hypothalamus areas, is what *Brodmann in 1909 labeled "Area 25". This area controls drive, sleep and appetite. All those things that get messed up when we are depressed. (Imagine being depressed for 55+ years with little or no break). Bottom line is this: So I have found the area but how do I pay to have that area stimulated by a psychiatrist? *Korbinian Brodmann was a German neurologist who became famous for his definition of 52 destinct areas of the brain in the early