hello Panavision, if you love someone that much then the age gap doesn't mean that much, it's the drawing of attracting someone who loves you as you are, so your partner will certainly be able to help you understand what her child needs and how to help h/her.
It's always a doubtful decision whether or not people should stop taking their AD's, because there are two reasons why this happens, they don't agree with you and secondly you are feeling so much better that you feel you don't need then anymore, and I'm no doctor, but before anyone stops taking them they have to be free from any mental disorder before even considering they stop, the trouble is once we have depression we are never free from it.
I am still deeply sorry for the situation you are now in and do hope that you are able to get centrelink benefits, the money isn't much, but it might be just a buffer.
I think any sort of counseling at the moment may help you, just as long as you get along with the psychologist, otherwise anything that is done won't help you, but if the two of you get on with each other then it's much easier to be honest and open up. Geoff.
