Gently offered to the OP: There are always better-,and worse ways of stating an opinion. When you put up a thread with a provocative title, you might want to brace yourself for some reasonable flak. And be ready to defend yourself, by all means.

Try and see it as a lively discussion, rather than some kind of attack....

As for my own circumstance, I am one of those people, who, without my medication, probably would not still be around to read this thread. Nothing in books, self-help, or holistic therapy even came close to touching what was happening to my brain, and my whole body, 8+ years ago.

My two doctors have never even suggested or questioned me about seeing a psychiatrist or a psychologist, because there are so few of them in this part of the Province, and they are in such high demand. I think. (They could also just BE the insensate, highly superior, nasty, God-playing medical megalomaniacs that I suspect they are!) So, that route has never been an option for me, not once.

End result: Although they are not perfect, and I am nowhere near 100% yet, I still thank whatever goodness there is in the universe for my medications, everyday.

(And I would recommend CBT courses to just about anyone who suffers from forms of depression and/or anxiety, no matter what other attendant issues they may also have.)

As with everything: Take what you can use from it---and leave the rest.