Perna, I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you on that statement. I was put on an AD a number of years ago for my depression and it DID numb me. I was just a shell of a person, no emotions, no feelings, only going day by day and not caring about anything. After a few months like this, I had to do something as I did not like what this med did to me.

When I told my doctor about this, they immediately switched me to a different AD and I was so much better. Meds are a funny thing, what may work for one doesn't work for another. It may take several different kinds of meds to find the one that works best for each individual.

While I believe I am not my diagnosis, and neither is anyone else, I do believe there are times when meds can help us to be and feel better than without them. I do realize it is a personal preference though and would not pressure anyone to take them or not to take them.