I'm sorry this whole thread has devolved into such a shit show, but I'll give you my honest, pro anti-depressant response. Firstly, don't feel stigmatised abou

I'm sorry this whole thread has devolved into such a shit show, but I'll give you my honest, pro anti-depressant response. Firstly, don't feel stigmatised about taking medication. If you have an illness, then you shouldn't feel any worse about taking medication for it than you do for taking any other medication. Mental health is physical health Most importantly, talk to an actual doctor. Ignore everyone who's shouting about doctors don't know anything, they do, and they know more than your average internet user. Doctors would generally start you on a low dosage of an SSRI that doesn't have many side effects, like citalopram and increase the dosage over the course of weeks. If you have many side effects, it's up for you and the doctor to decide whether a different SSRI would work better for you. The most important aspect of antidepressants for me, was that it helped calm me down and clear my mind. I wasn't ever able to actually focus on putting my therapy into practice because my mind was always going a mile a minute. On the antidepressants I felt much calmer and I could actually focus on improving my long term mental health.