Hi Brittany. Welcome to Psych Central (PC). I am sorry you have suffered from depression. It is a big challenge when going through school and trying to have a life. Glad you joined Psych Central.

I think you have a good plan to talk to your psych doc how your meds are not keeping you stable. I think with all you have going on in school, trying to entertain a relationship may be too much stress right now, particularly with someone that seems to be light on the empathy side of communicating from the insecurity you feel with them.

Here are articles you might find interesting
https://psychcentral.com/lib/depress...lege-students/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/lifesty...th-depression/

Building Self-Esteem | Psych Central

Many people here at PC find they can share these feelings and what they are going through with the confidence that people go through similar things and can empathize. So many forums are offered as well as Chatrooms (after you have 5 posts or comments on others posts). Depression and Anxiety chat meets on Thursday night at 9pm EDT.

You can also be an active member in other ways like supporting others in their questions, reading articles and posts http://forums.psychcentral.com that are applicable to your area of concern. Since this is a peer to peer site, it is important that we speak from our own experience as a person going through something rather than from professional training. PM me if more questions about this.

Please feel free to private message me or any of the Community Liaisons by left clicking on the name in blue to the left of their post) for questions or just to share.

For me lifestyle changes fit big in my recovery hopes.

I have to watch what I eat because foods I eat can stabilize my moods or exaggerate them. A high protein low carb diet with snacks or meals every 3-4 hours will over time reduce my swings. I also avoid alcohol and recreational drugs because those can really increase depression.

Other lifestyle changes that help me are doing yoga, exercises, mindfulness, calm music, and being active on Psych Central.