One thing I will stand firm on is not adjusting/tapering off antidepressants without a doctor's supervision.
Self-diagnosis/doctoring was dangerous for me.
I know all those years I was drinking, it wasn't very effective taking antidepressants too. No wonder they didn't work since alcohol IS a depressant!
Today I find that a combination of recovery via AA, working on my emotional sobriety, being honest with my doctor, and attending therapy when I do have periods of increasing depression has helped me greatly
I will more than likely be on antidepressants the rest of my life, but they are not the cure in a pill. They are just part of the broad picture in my recovery