Remember that a lot of people's issue with antidepressant medications stems from how widely they're prescribed. For somebody going through a fairly minor and "n

Remember that a lot of people's issue with antidepressant medications stems from how widely they're prescribed. For somebody going through a fairly minor and "normal" depressive episode, the cure might be worse than the poison. A lot of doctors crank out antidepressant prescriptions, and for somebody whose condition would subside with fairly minor lifestyle changes or time, they can definitely be worse off for it. This is what you hear a lot of on the internet. I'm not your doctor, but this does not sound like you. I've had one bout of anxiety that I went on medication for. Normally I have other ways to cope with depressive/anxious times, but in this case, there was nothing to cope with; everything was going well for me by every metric. When it started to seriously interfere with my life, I decided to give SSRIs a try. For the first week, I woke up a few times in the middle of the night, but other than that, I didn't experience any side effects. It addressed my anxiety and I was on them for about 5 months. The side effects could have been quite a bit worse and it still would have been better for my health than the constant anxiety. I know people that have had issues with antidepressants, but nobody I know has ended up completely fried because of them. Talk to a doctor about what's best for you, but don't write off medication because of the possible (they are not guaranteed) side effects. If you are depressed to the point you are struggling to function in absence of anything actually going wrong in your life, the risks of continuing with that could very well be worse than the side effects of medication.