For me, when i started them, I would have loved something that taken me from and kept me from the horrible low that is a depressive episode, but all the drugs did to me was make me numb, and that is not how I will go through my life. Yeah, I have reoccuring depressing, but no, antidepressants aren't going to give me back and protect my non-depressed mindset.

Also downplayed is the risk that antidepressants will make you numb or change your personality. There was also a study released recently that showed just how downplayed these side effects are.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...underestimated