I never thought I would need to take medication but I reached a point where I couldn't hold my life together anymore, I went to the doctor and she prescribed Prozac, which at the time I was horrified about and it took a lot of persuasion from my family and ex boyfriend to try it which i did and it had an excellent effect on me

I stopped taking it after about 7 months and for a while I was managing okay but then it all started reaching an unmanageable level again so I'm back on anti-depressants again, Dosulepin this time and they are beginning to work

I had the same thoughts, that it was a weakness to need to take medication but I've come to accept that if all I have to do to make my life more bearable is swallow 5 tablets a day then I can handle that and if other people can't then tough cause its really nothing to do with them.

I was told to think about it like this...if you were a diabetic, you wouldn't think twice about taking your insulin because you need it and I need anti-depressants to lift my chemical levels in the same way a diabetic needs to.

Go and see the psychiatrist, they may not recommend medication anyway, maybe therapy and you won't need to worry

Good luck, let us know how you get on!