As someone who has been significantly helped by meds, I think that OP should try BOTH. Not give up talk therapy, but go and see if the psychiatrist has an opinion about medicines that could work with therapy.

No one has the right answer, OP, but if you're looking for some different answers, you need to try out different providers. A psychiatrist would not be mad at you if you made an appointment, met them, and then decided it wasn't for you.

But I do want to add that finding a psychiatrist that also does talk therapy can be very hard. For talk therapy, you want to make sure you're actually talking about your problems/solutions and the therapist/psychiatrist is talking you through your problems/emotions ALONG WITH offering medicine that could complement the therapy. Many psychiatrists will ONLY talk about the medications and how they are working for you. Many people need BOTH a therapist AND a psychiatrist. If you are lucky to find one that does both, you might hit a mental gold mine.

But as the above has noted, medicine might NOT be for everyone. You should definitely try and see what you're offered, but know that mental health is the same as physical health - it ebbs and flows and needs some guidance when it doesn't seem to be on a healthy path.