My daughter had to take a leave from univ. 2nd semester of her sophomore yr. due to deep depressions. She went on medication & did therapy (guilty mom here in that I have bipolar & my mother had bipolar so passed on these "bad" genes). Luckily, the univ. just wrote "medical leave" on her transcript & not psychiatric needs (major stigma) & she was able to return & graduate summa cum laude & graduate from law school summa cum laude & valedictorian--but she still has difficulties w/mood but doesn't want to seek treatment due to stigma if it were found out in the law community where she works. Plus she saw me suffer from side effects that were so unpredictable. She was on Prozac for one yr., but was so exhausted from it she had to quit it so is trying to deal w/stuff on her own. As a mom, I do worry & keep close in touch w/her.

BUT, if necessary, a leave could be helpful.