People say lots of things, but you need to try things out for yourself to really evaluate them. We are all different. The important thing is finding the right medication or combination of medications for you, and be patient, because sometimes that takes a while. I tried a number of things that didn't work, or didn't work properly and then when I finally found the right thing it worked like a charm. I cannot speak for anyone else, but before I took anything I was under the mistaken impression that antidepressants would make me feel happy, but even when I took the right ones I didn't feel that way. All they really did was make me feel normal, and it took a while before they built up to the maximum and correct level in my system. It was very subtle because I never felt like I was taking anything, and never really felt I was changing, but one day I woke up and realized that I had actually been getting up and out of bed and doing things. I was back doing hobbies I had not touched for months, and I was actually getting through days without crying and feeling like my world was going to implode. I reallized I was not nearly as moody and was not making the lives of everyone around me miserable bacause that was how I always felt. So give it a try, and see how it works. You have nothing to lose, and you have friends in here who are willing to listen and who likely share many of your thoughts and concerns.