I recommend you take your doctor's advice. If he/she recommends medication, go for it.

Incidentally, a pill will not solve ANY of your problems. May as well get the right perspective on that right now. There are great benefits to medication for many, but you and your healthy thinking will make the difference. Medication assists you in accomplishing healthy thinking.

I 'toughed it out' since I was at least 5 years old (with anxiety/panic). I didn't know a life without fear. Medicine is what gave me a real life and a future.

Everyone's experience is different. I wish you the best :)

(and welcome to the club!)

i agree with wanderingvet

good luck

hugs

"typically american"
"solve all your problems with a pill"
hmmmmm interesting way to look at it and not likely to happen
good luck to you.

I'm a bit prejudice against medication. Currently I am not on any meds and though I'm unstable, up and down, I'm still getting better, it just takes long and will be ultimately more empowering then having used meds. I have never taken a single one, and I have been manic. I went to counselling, and actually for the majority of the time havn't been. I don't know if that was bad, at least going reminds you you are sposed to try and get better..

I say try your hand at training yourself to thnik positively, eat well and communicate with people before reaching for the medicine cabinet.

Welcome to the Asylum lol

but i would say talk to your doctor about medication, and if you dont feel right about a med dont take it, dont let them increase the dosage, and have them clarrify if its an Anti-Depressent or an Anti-Psychotic, seeing as my doctor is a dumbass fuck face and gave me an Anti-Psychotic instead of a Anti-Depressent, and i went straight to hell

but of course get your doctors advice on all treatments, and do what you think is best.

If you think a pill will solve all your problems with depression, you're apt to be disappointed.

i think, you should do whatever makes you smile.

=]

yeah, i bailed out of that one. lol. your problem, not mine. hell if i know what you should do... i dont even know what i should do. :P

taking pills is depressing in it self, plus the expenses. youre probably better off without them, if youre new to depression. :P but it never hurts to try new things...

unless its dangerous... :/

Cohen ,
The pills dont cure all your problems they just make it easier to be in a place where you can begin to work on the depression ... I have taken many forms in the past and right now should be on my lexapro ... I have went off it due to surgeries... Yes I have more bad days at the moment then before when I was taking it ... things seem to get to me easier ... But I know it does not Cure my depression it just helps make it less painful some days...... Follow your doctors advice See if it helps ... what hurt can it cause