I have been taking antidepressants for nearly four years now. I had resisted them for years and finally when I turned 30, I decided my depression was interfering in my life and had been since my teens. It was threatening my marriage and my ability to have a meaningful life.
Taking them has made a HUGE difference in my life. The doc said it would take a month or so to see effects. In my case, my hormone levels were so messed up, the effects were immediate.
I do thinkmany docs are too quick to prescribe anti depressants but I will say that if you really need them, they can make such a difference. If I had known that my depression could be regulated so easily, I'd have done it earlier.
Fiona
http://www.fionayoungbrown.com
antidepressants for hormone imbalance? 
Antidepressants 
