Hi,

I have 2 friends that are male and both have strong features of long term depression. They refuse to see a pdoc or even a Dr and say never ever on the meds. One went so far as to say he would never take an antidepressant because he knows "people who have died from taking them." It seems like over the years very few men I've known have owned up to being on any psych medication while many of my female friends are the opposite

I believe fewer men are diagnosed with mental illness. So, are men avoiding help from pdocs? And aside from the sexual side effects, why avoid medication?