In addition to medications, it's my view that we have to take an inventory of our diets (as part of the effort to help ourselves) and make corrections as needed to help alleviate depression.
It's a pro-active stance we must take to help in our recovery.

If we are sensitive to coffee, it can be very harmful to the brain. (I think it's the caffeine in it that makes it so bad for those of us sensitive to it.) That means no coffee, no tea, no chocolate. They can all be loaded with it.

Alcohol is a depressant and should be eliminated from the diet in people who have depression.

It helps for many to cut back on the amount of red meat in the diet, eating more fish, fresh salads, and green vegetables. Adding an Omega 3 fatty acids to the diet is extremely helpful and has been proved through testing to benefit brain function.

Adding a high quality vitamin B series is very helpful for the nerves.

Both wheat, barley, and rye contain gluten which is a big problem for some people who are sensitive to gluten. (It can cause wide mood swings.) Better to have brown rice in the diet.

Drink purified water, not tap water. (It has too many chemicals added for the sensitive system).

Someone suggested that the antidepressants are an effort to treat symptoms and I agree with that. When you consider that 95 % of serotonin neurotransmitters are in the digestive system rather than the brain, anything we can do to make the digestive system content and happy will inevitably have a positive effect on the neurotransmitters there and in the brain.

Orthomolecular science, in my view, has the edge on treatment of mental conditions in many ways. Their work consists of doing extensive blood work to determine deficiencies and excesses and then to treat with foods (to correct a faulty diet) and vitamins and minerals to maintain stability. I like their work and try to help myself in that way. It does help--just as I talk about the lemon thing for detoxifying tissues and fluids--that is, it does help some of us. We aren't always successful with it, but it really can be beneficial at times of serious distress.

Take care of yourself and feel better soon.