Same here. Prozac and walking 30min a day building up to 50min a day changed my life. I eventually quit smoking a pack a day cigarette habit also. It took years

Same here. Prozac and walking 30min a day building up to 50min a day changed my life. I eventually quit smoking a pack a day cigarette habit also. It took years for me to try SSRI though. Not taking prozac was a combination of being stubborn but you also never really read anything good about SSRI. It doesn't fit the narrative that big pharma is evil. I tried therapy but the therapist were honestly terrible. The only good one was the one that prescribed me Prozac but the actual discussions were basically nonsense. SSRI get a bad name IMO because people want to take them and magically have all their problems solved that lead them to be depressed. IMO it has to be in combination with a real willingness to absolutely change your life and habits. Have to get in good physical condition. The idea you can sit around all day, getting more and more out of shape but somehow not be depressed is not really logical.