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Apr 23, 2009, 12:33 AM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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Hi! 
The things that you have explained sound like they could definitely be related to depression, however, there are some other things that could point in some other directions as well. The one other that came to mind is maybe bi-polar disorder. But you can't know without a proper evaluation.
I am not a mental health professional, but I have some suggestions that you could consider if you want. One is to accept the depression diagnosis and start on the anti-depressants; this at least would get some medication on board which might help you start to feel better, however the more commonly used meds can take about 2-3 weeks to get into your system and start working. 
The other options you have are to not accept the diagnosis and ask to be referred to a therapist for a more in-depth eval.
If it were me, I might think about starting on meds and asking for a referral to a therapist. This doesn't mean you have to go to therapy weekly for a long time, but it might help to figure out what is really going on. I do work in the medical profession and in my experience, medical doctors will throw anti-depressants at just about anybody and ruling in or out other mental disorders really isn't their specialty. 
Good luck to you...and keep us posted if you like.
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