what is the longest you have ever been depressed?

A few hours at the most.

In 1989 I had a bad truck/car accident. I started going to a therapist for post trauma. The doctor told me, I have probably been in depression for 30 years. I just didn't know what it was. I was so stressed. They put me on anti-depressants...I stayed on them for about a month, took myself off, did nothing, as I didn't like feeling in lala land. I know you can't separate the mind/body/spirit. My emotions helped to take my body down.

A year or even longer been depressed

How about forever? Clinical depression isn't diagnosed unless you've been like that for at least a couple weeks. Less than that you're just in a slump.

More than a year. I was diagnosed with depression when I was 16 (though I probably 'had it' for a while before that). I 'got better' (as in, no longer needed medication), when I was 19.

Started taking fluoxetine in august last year. so that's 10 months now. I don't really think they're helping. And I also think its testament to the UK health service that I've been on them for 10 straight months.... I'm fairly sure that's not a great idea.

Most of my life, when I was younger, I was constantly depressed. It's not so bad, now.

I'd say about 10 years. Than I was drunk for about 12 years so I don't know if I was depressed or not, than depressed mostly on and not much off for another 5 years or so. I'm missing some years here doing the math, but recently for the past 2 years I have not been depressed for more than a week or so at a time.

August last year for about 2 weeks. I was starting to scare myself - I was so relieved when I snapped out of it.

After 9-11. I lost my fiance'. He lost his brother in the first plane that hit the 2 towers. He had a heart attack the next day, and died a few days later.

At least 58 years...and I expect it to carry on as long as I live...