Welcome Freespirit to psychcentral. We have posted many things about how to cope... you can do a search of the Depression forum when you figure things out here, and get even more responses and ways, ok?
I have major depression. If it weren't for my T.. well, I wouldn't be coping at all. He's the only person who is consistently reliable and supportive. IMO it takes someone like that to begin to reinstill faith in the human race. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. What med and how long are questions I would ask concerning when... meds take monitoring and adjusting and sometimes changes.
I'm sorry you needed to find psychcentral, but I'm glad you're here! TC