I have a "unique" opinion on medication because I've never viewed anti-depressant medication to be a long-term strategy. As such, I think that, for me, medication has worked to pull me out of the depths. But if I don't make associated lifestyle changes along the way, then I end up simply feeling "medicated" (e.g. I don't "feel" anything). So, for now, I'm off of medication, not deep into the throes of depression...but still not out of the woods...