Meds have helped me greatly. I've been on and off a number of A/D's since the age of 15. I've had major depression since the age of 10. For me it's been an issue of being able to function. Without them I wouldn't be able to get out of bed or the house for that matter.

When my major depression hits I can't do anything. Therapy while depressed just doesn't happen. Get depressed and all healing stops. I go numb and not able to even understand what's going on around me, so I can't work on trauma issues in that state. Sometimes I think it's a way to protect everyone inside from dealing with things.
So the A/D's really work for me. I wouldn't be alive right now without them. If the meds work for you then take that help they give you.