Do as your doctor tells you, feeling like you do is a part of your depression, take the medication, I take mine, and it works.

you should talk to your doctor about it. if your scared the doctor may be able to provide an alternative.

I don't know from personally taking antidepressants, but a friend of mine takes these pills and is feeling soooo much better! She has no side effects and can cope with her life a whole lot better.

Some anti-depressants can have side effects - discuss these thoroughly with your doctor before taking anything (mine encouraged weight gain, for example). If it's mild depression, you could try exercise, changing your diet (eg increasing foods with tryptophan in them worked for me) and/or counselling. Look at a reputable website for more handy hints - I found the Depression Alliance website (a UK registered charity) really good for ideas on where to start. Good luck and take good care of yourself - it's quite a road back to feeling normal, but a lot of us have made it.

I dislike pills myself, but I dislike depression more. I think you have to consider that by doing something you really dislike, you can actually help yourself to feel better. Not all anti-depressants are as "evil" as people make them out to be. They've helped thousands of people to live normal lives again and feel normal again. There's always the possibility that the drugs won't help you, anyway, but it's better to give it a shot than to suffer needlessly because you don't like to take pills.

First of all, you have my sympathy. My family has a history of depression, so I've had to deal with it in several family members. FWIW, here's some general advice that shouldn't substitute for professional medical advice, but might be helpful... 1) If it was your general practitioner that recommended the anti-depressants, insist that you get evaluated by a mental health specialist before taking such medication. Some doctors have been overly willing to prescribe anti-depressants because newer ones often have few side effects. 2) Make sure that your general health is OK. Are you eating right? Do you get aerobic exercise? Are you abusing alcohol or other drugs? Do you have a thyroid condition? Do you have diabetes? There are many other medical problems that can induce depression. There are several very good books about depression that might help you understand the condition better. Check out your library, a bookstore or Amazon for more info. There are many web sites that have useful information. One for example: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/depressionmenu.cfm Whatever you do, if you start having suicidal thoughts, get immediate help! Depression is temporary and treatable, suicide is permanent and irreversible and a bad idea. Good luck

I don't like the thought of pills either but have many coworkers or friends that excel in life with their aide. I hope the journey continues to get better.

i know its hard because when the doctors first put me on medication i was unsure about it but im glad i tried because they do help. the thing is though you might have to try more than one medication to find the right one for you and they can take a couple of weeks to work. if you really are against taking the meds then ask your doctor to refer you for some therapy which can sometimes help people with depression. good luck and i hope everything turns out good for you :0)

sorry double post