I have never had any faith in anti-depressants. In my opinion all they do is keep you drugged and tired. I'm not speaking from experience, as I have never taken any, because I have always believed this, but I will still say how I feel. They are prescribed if the doctor thinks they are needed, now first of all he doesn't feel the feelings you have, so he has a tough decision on his hands trying to choose if he thinks you need them or not. Sometimes I think they just give you those to get you off their back, it is less a responsibility than getting you to see a therapist for which I believe can provide better forms of treatment. We all have our own views on anti-depressants, but I have always believed and probably always will believe that all they do is tone you down, to such an extent where most of the time you just want to sleep, rather than actually solving anything. The only true solution to overcoming depression is a total change of lifestyle. I would never trust medication.