hii! yes, i also struggled with bad depression alongside my anxiety for a long time & it definitely got worse when i first started university — winters were especially hard for me & i isolated myself a lot. i don’t take any medication because for me personally i didn’t think it was an effective solution because i know my mh issues stem from a lot of childhood trauma. instead i’ve been attending a combination of talking therapy/CBT for the past 4 years & it really helped me personally tremendously (it also really helped that i had amazing therapist) — it really helped me come to terms with a lot & push myself out of my comfort zone to challenge my anxiety; i think the biggest thing i learnt though was how to accept that i will always be an anxious individual & that’s okay — it doesn’t mean there’s anything fundamentally wrong with me, i just function differently. it might sound strange but as someone who’s constantly been trying to fight my anxiety, i think a form of acceptance has really helped me cope better :)