I had this terrible experience before I was publicly out about my gender that sent me into a very suicidal train of thought. I had a moment clarity to get myself to a doctor (my partner was pregnant at the time, or I probably won't be here writing this now). The doctor gave me citalopram (brand name is Celexa, I think?) I had to stop taking it. I'll list the side effects I had, but not before I point out: It saved my…
I don't think even people like the anti-med Robert Whitaker would be against using these medications short-term, for major clinical depression or for other conditions where patients are low- or non-functioning; the primary goal there is to get people stable so they can participate in productive behavioral therapy or modification so that they don't need the meds long-term (particularly since afaik the balance of evide…
At a personal level, many people refuse chemical intervention for these issues.