Word of caution. IME a psychiatrist WILL prescribe medications. And often, more than than. While I understand people recommending that you check with your doctor, if that MD. is a psychiatrist, that's pretty much what you're going to get. An alcoholism counselor, social worker, or other mental health professional may be a bit more open minded towards options. Regarding depression, IMO again, nobody should have more of a say than myself regarding how I want to treat it. As long as I can still function, I'm not going to hurt myself, and I'm not going to hurt anyone else... then I'm not going to take any. If I were sleeping 18 hours a day and couln't set foot outside the door, medication would definitely be an option. Be careful with doctors. They don't always know, nor do what's best for us.