Yes, meds are necessary for some. Right now, I'm off anti d's until I see a cardiologist...it's been about two months,...some SSRIs I can't take because they rev up my respiratory rhythm....on the flip side, now I'm more slowed down, coping with alot of stuff but facing long repressed anger. Sometimes I think meds taken for too long can mask the sources of an illness. For me, though I know my depressions have been physiological imbalances....I don't think I've been properly diagnosed, actually.
It's a battle with mental health issues....my next step is to take the medication of a changed environment.