I have misgivings about drugs (I think it's entirely possible that drug companies do whatever they can to sell more pills; in fact, I heard a guy quoted that told his employees that they were told that the money is in the doctors' pockets--something to that effect, anyway), and I have issues with the side effects, but I also think some of us, including me, need them. Or at least can't be off them long enough to try something new (like a nutritional treatment) because the anxiety, depression or whatever gets too bad too quickly, or one becomes addicted to the drugs.

If you need to take pills to survive, there's no shame in that. I function much better on my meds.