I can echo what some of the others have reported: I do not perceive that psych meds have changed my personality. I have taken a lower dose for 20 years. Now have a severe depression and have gone to a higher dose of two different meds. Very necessary--I was suicidal. I have some side effects--dry mouth at times and sometimes excessive sweating. But I put up with those for feeling better psychologically. Much happier person, less tense, anxious, less irritable and angry. But still, basically the same person I was before. Just don't get as upset about things, take them more in stride and deal with them as I choose to. Do get a good pyschiatrist and work with him/her to find medications that work for you.