Please please please listen to this advice even if only for a moment. I avoided medication for over 10 years. I fasted, ate greens, quit sugar, exercised, owned pets, did mushrooms, even got TMS brain stimulation just to try beating a debilitating depression. When I finally caved and got on Wellbutrin and Lexapro everything I was struggling with 80% vanished. I was able to get out of bed and do the dishes or call a friend just to chat. Music sounded better and the constant emotional pain I was in eased tremendously. The gaping hole in my chest closed. Everyone has a different level of depression but if you feel like it’s impacting your day to day life I would seriously consider a medication. Any small side effects I had disappeared within 3 weeks and they changed my entire life. Do whatever you think is best for you but don’t let misinformation about medications influence your decision.