My doctor thinks so. And gave me antidepressants for it.

But I'm absolutely terrified that, perhaps, they've made the wrong diagnosis? (all this doubt is coming from my fear of taking medications). I mean, it's all guessing, isn't it? She didn't run any tests on me. What if my serotonin levels aren't low?

Yes, I do have almost all the symptoms of depression, but what if I'm just.. feeling a normal human emotion? I've been cooped up in my house for two years without any social interaction, that's bound to make someone miserable.

I don't even know what I'm getting at, honestly. I'm so afraid of taking my medication. I'm afraid that they'll make me a different person, as I've become to used to feeling the way I do and reacting to things the way I do. I don't know much about antidepressants at all, and the more I Google facts, the more anxious I feel. Are these meds going to change me forever or are they only going to work as long as I keep taking them?

Is what I'm going through even depression? (There aren't that many psychiatrists where I'm from - I don't know who to trust).