i've been considering the antidepressant thing, but it seems like a scary road to take. strangely, of all the drug knowledge i have, this class of drugs (and their mechanism of action) is one with which i am not immediately familiar. although each will have varying degrees of efficacy for individuals based on their chemical imbalances, has anyone had any success with a specific one and would go so far as to "recommend" it? i think it's the long-term treatment nature of antidepressants that has turned me off for so many years.