I am somewhat in limbo land as I don't have a pdoc and my T has persuaded me not to have a label - yet know the signs / symptoms and I know I have been depressed for a long time now.

I function fairly well, but I pretty much have daily thoughts of suicide. At first this is why I went to see my T as I knew it wouldn't be a good idea to act on them and now although they have not lessened, I am generally more able to separate from them and view them as an annoying buzz / horror film, instead of something to get hooked into.

Things in my life have become more pressured recently and my mood plummeted for a while last week and T was aware of this in the session - I am pre-empting that my T may discuss some help beyond just therapy at our next session and I just wondered what benefits medication gives?

Does it get rid of the depression completely, does it just make it easier to resist the thoughts?

I would appreciate if anyone could share their experience of medication with me. I just want to be in a good place to decide whether meds should be something for me to try regularly.

Thanks - Soup