Meds don't necessarily make you like "a zombie walking around". I've never had that problem anyway. I've always been able to really stay "me", and the effect of the meds has generally been to slow down my racing thoughts to a more normal level, stabilize my mood so I don't cycle in and out of depression quite so often, and lift the depression enough to make therapy more effective because I can actually think and reason (something that tends to be lacking for me when I'm depressed).

Yes, I've had to switch meds over the years, not so much because of side effects (that's usually not an issue for me) or because they didn't work, but because I have this strange problem of meds just pooping out after a certain amount of time. Very frustrating and doctors don't really have an explanation for this. I'm just one of the unlucky ones that happens too.

Anyway, I don't think most people find meds "cure" anything, but they can improve and stabilize some of our symptoms somewhat so that functioning in life becomes a bit more manageable.