My therapist said that people have received relief while taking Omega3's, I did not. Nothing herbal has worked on my depression (Sam-e, St. John's wort, omega 3's, vitamin b6 as niacinamide induced hypomania in me). I cannot take any tinctures because I cannot have alcohol, I am a recovered alcoholic as well (5 yrs). If it works for people, that's awesome- but nothing has worked for me, and I have tried a lot. I was very resistant to the idea of medication for many (12) years.
But my meds work for me now, and I just try to keep the doses as low as possible.
-jackiebot