There are likely some great psychiatrists out there. If you can find one, and the medication is working for you, go for it. If you like academic legitimacy, c

There are likely some great psychiatrists out there. If you can find one, and the medication is working for you, go for it. If you like academic legitimacy, check out this article: Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16542786 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16542786 I'll admit, I'm very biased. My sister's pediatrician prescribed wellbutrin to her for weight loss (in middle school, when she wasn't even unhealthily overweight). Soon after, she became suicidal during a long road trip and attempted to kill herself by taking the whole bottle. This just led to more psychiatric intervention and more SSRIs. A few years later, my mom asked me to sit in on her therapy session, to see what I thought of "Dr. Dan", her psychiatrist at the time. This man sat there asking prying, dark, loaded questions for half an hour, pushing her further and further into silence and irritation. I've also had some very positive experiences with therapists. I know now how to recognize a therapist/psychiatrist who is out of their element, but a lot of people just put blind trust "the psychiatrists". To me, that's very dangerous!