Regarding the stigmatization I often find uninformed discussions tend to come to the conclusion that people should "suck it up" and that medication is the "easy

Regarding the stigmatization I often find uninformed discussions tend to come to the conclusion that people should "suck it up" and that medication is the "easy way out". That isn't really true. The easy way is staying the same, curled up in a ball of darkness or however it manifests itself. Doing whatever it takes to get better and start living is what is uncomfortable. Even if it would be a side-effect enhanced placebo effect, if it gets you better I really don't see the problem. Unless it's really about the other persons own need to feel good by "uncovering the truth".